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Mar
9
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Orca Lecture
March 9, 2022
Transient killer whale.\Photo by Josh McInnes.
The Friends of Haystack Rock continue their “Library Lecture Series,” but online rather than actually in the library. On Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m., the topic will be orcas, aka killer whales. The event is free and open to all.
Speaker Josh...
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Mar
9
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Marine Debris Survey Training
March 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.
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...
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Mar
5
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Lecture on Kelp and Whales
March 5, 2022
Kelp forest and research vessel.\Photo courtesy of the Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetual Collaborative presents a talk on “Kelp to Whales: Evidence for a Bottom-Up Trophic Cascade” on Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. The online presentation is free and open to all.
The speaker is...
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Mar
4
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Meeting on Wind Energy and Fisheries
March 4, 2022
Closeup of an offshore wind turbine.\Photo courtesy of Cornell University.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is developing a plan to open the ocean in federal waters off Oregon’s shore to wind energy development. This is a form of renewable energy, but it also poses...
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Mar
3
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Seminar on Climate and Fisheries
March 3, 2022
The Newport fishing fleet.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online. Next up, on Thursday, March 3, at 3:30 p.m., is a talk on “Climate change effects on important fisheries species: from individual physiology to...
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Feb
26
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Plastic Pollution Action Day
February 26, 2022, Lincoln City
Gull sculpture by Washed Ashore, made from marine debris.
Washed Ashore, a Bandon-based non-profit that creates works of art from marine debris and displays them around the world, along with partners, is sponsoring “Swimming Upstream: Addressing Plastics Pollution through Action” on...
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Feb
25
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Offshore Wind Task Force Meets
February 25, 2022
Offshore wind energy turbines.\Photo courtesy of Stanford University.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is assessing Oregon’s continental shelf for sites for wind energy development. “Call areas,” where BOEM intends to offer leases to would-be wind developers who will...
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Feb
24
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Workshop on Marine Debris for Educators
February 24, 2022
Students conducting a marine debris survey.\Photo by Fawn Custer.
Oregon Sea Grant offers a workshop for educators in grades 4-12 who would like to incorporate the topic of marine debris prevention into their teaching. “Marine Debris Interruptions” takes place on Thursday, Feb. 24, 4:30-6...
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Feb
19
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Whale Entanglement Talk
February 19, 2022
Whale showing fluke.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Oregon chapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS) offers a free public talk, “Going in for the Krill: Developing Prey-Informed Ecosystem Models to Mitigate Whale Entanglement Risk in Oregon.” It takes place on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10...
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Feb
17
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Seminar on Predators and Prey
February 17, 2022
Megan Sabal
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online. Next up is lecture on “Predator effects on migratory prey behavior, ecology, and evolution, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m.
The speaker is Megan Sabal, a postdoctoral scholar with Oregon...