Ocean Events
Aug
18
Research Symposium
August 18, 2022, Newport
2022 Summer Coastal Interns /photo courtesy of HMSC
On Thursday, Aug. 18 the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is hosting a hybrid research symposium in person at the Gladys Valley Marine Science Building (2030 SE Marine Science Dr.) or available remotely on Zoom. There will be...
Aug
21
Bandon History and Beach Hike
August 21, 2022, Bandon
Bandon's shoreline. | Photo by Sonja Peterson.
The South Coast Striders are leading an educational hike through the town and beaches of Bandon on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. This hike will start at the Bandon Historical Society Museum and tour the waterfront and Old Town before heading to the...
Aug
25
Sustainable Fishing Lecture
August 25, 2022, Newport
Scientists study the effects of algal blooms in marine fisheries. /Photo courtesy of NOAA
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Dr. Katelyn Bosley, a crustacean biologist from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife....
Aug
25
Presentation by Elakha Alliance Interns
August 25, 2022
Sea otter eating a crab.\Photo by Arenkert.
Join the Elakha Alliance’s Summer Tribal Interns on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. to learn about the traveling cultural display they created. This display is the final project of their summer internship and will highlight the relationships between...
Aug
28
Tidepool Ambassador Tour
August 28, 2022, Florence
ea star and anemones\Photo by Victoria Tierney.
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Sep
13
Biochemistry Science on Tap
September 13, 2022, Newport
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Science on Tap, an event where participants can socialize and learn in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (GVMSB) (2030 SE Marine Science Dr. in Newport), or watch remotely via Zoom. This event features Rene...
Sep
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 14, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Angela Whitlock.
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...
Sep
29
OPAC Meeting
September 29, 2022
OPAC meeting in progress.
The next meeting of Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council meeting takes place on Thursday, Sept. 29, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Details of the agenda are not yet known, but it will be an important meeting to conservation advocates, because OPAC will consider evaluations...
Nov
5
State of the Coast Conference
November 5, 2022, Newport
2022 State of the Coast Conference /photo courtesy of Oregon Sea Grant
State of the Coast Conference
The 2022 State of the Coast Conference is scheduled for November 5 in Newport at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s new Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (2030 SE Marine Science Dr.)....
Nov
17
Land-Sea Symposium
November 17, 2022, Yachats
North boundary of Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Marine Reserves Flickr
The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Nov
18
Biodiversity Seminar
November 18, 2016, Charleston
Todd Oakley.
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...
Nov
17
Seabird Lecture in Newport
November 17, 2016, Newport
CJ McCarty is im-murred in her work.
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...
Nov
17
Cape Perpetua Land/Sea Symposium
November 17, 2016, Yachats
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...
Oct
29
State of the Coast Conference
October 29, 2016, Gleneden Beach
Michael Bendixen at work.
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,...
Oct
26
West Coast Marine Planning Meeting
October 26, 2016 - October 27, 2016, Portland
Fishing vessels in the harbor at Newport. Photo by Sara Schrieber.
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,...
Oct
21
Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interactions in Climate Change Research
October 21, 2016, Charleston
Dr. Lucas Silva.
The fourth of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Lucas Silva, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & the Environmental Studies Program of the University of Oregon, speaking on "The strength of weak...
Oct
15
Help to Fill the Bill for Biannual Pelican Count
October 15, 2016
Brown Pelican. Photo by Michael Sims.
Volunteers are needed for a one-day citizen science project, surveying West Coast populations of the Brown Pelican. The survey takes place on October 15 during the four hours prior to “civil twilight.” Civil twilight begins at sunset or when the...
Oct
14
Seminar on Regeneration and Reproduction in Marine Annelids
October 14, 2016, Charleston
Nereis virens.
The third of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Alexa Bely, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, speaking on "Evo-devo beyond the embryo: evolution of regeneration and aseual...
Oct
7
Marine Invertebrate Seminar
October 7, 2016, Charleston
Mussels harbor countless other species and are a key component of intertidal diversity. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The second of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Richard Strathmann, Professor Emeritus, Friday Harbor Laboratories and...
Sep
30
Marine Biodiversity Seminar
September 30, 2016, Charleston
Mussels harbor countless other species and are a key component of intertidal diversity. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The first of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Gustav Paulay, curator of marine malacology (the study of mollusks) at the...