Ocean Events
Marine Debris Survey Training
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores board member Ed Joyce, which handles the monthly survey at this site. We...
Sea Anemone Seminar

The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues on Thursday, May 19, 3:30 p.m., with a seminar on sea anemones. These talks are now delivered in hybrid fashion. The events can be attended in person in the auditorium of the Gladys...
Tidepool Clinic

Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Saturday, June 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,...
Marine Debris Survey Training

One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Past Events
Hearing on Ocean Energy Siting

As the state of Oregon moves toward the final stages of planning for wave energy and other ocean renewable energy projects, the public is invited to comment on proposed rules for siting these devices in Oregon’s Territorial Sea. The Department of...
Talk on Blue Water Task Force

The public is invited to a presentation by Vince Pappalardo at the MidCoast Watersheds Council meeting on Thursday, January 5, at 6:30 pm in Newport, to learn about the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force. His talk will be held in the public meeting room at the...
Comment on Offshore Resource Development

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for ensuring that effects on the natural and human environment are taken into consideration during the leasing and development of oil, natural gas, renewable energy and marine mineral resources on the on the...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Gray Whales

At the next meeting of the American Cetacean Society-Oregon Chapter, the topic will be “Above, Below and Inside Oregon Gray Whales!” The event takes place Saturday, December 3, 10 a.m., at the Newport Public Library (35 NW Nye). It is free and...
Marine Microorganism Seminar

The last of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Danny Grunebaum, Professor of Oceanograpny at the University of Washington, speaking on "How to do a lot with a little: Minimal requirements for microorganism...
Biodiversity Seminar

The fifth of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Todd Oakley, Professory of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, speaking on "Taking the fork in the road: How biodiversity...
Seabird Lecture in Newport

These days we have curators for everything from art to wine to cheese, so it should come as no surprise that the Oregon Coast Aquarium has a Curator of Birds. The person holding that position for the past 10 years, CJ McCarty, will speak during the next...
Cape Perpetua Land/Sea Symposium
As one of the Oregon coast’s crown jewels, situated in the midst of diverse natural habitats, Cape Perpetua has been the focus of intensive conservation efforts, both on land and on sea (the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve).
Informing these efforts is the purpose of the Cape Perpetua Land/Sea...
State of the Coast Conference

The annual review of coastal science and policy, the State of the Coast Conference, is coming to the Salishan resort in Gleneden Beach on Saturday, October 29. Sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant, the all-day conference brings together scientists, conservationists,...
West Coast Marine Planning Meeting

The West Coast Regional Planning Body that coordinates marine planning for the states will hold its 2016 annual meeting in Portland this fall, and the public is invited.
The event takes place Oct. 26-27 at the Leftbank Annex,...