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Rockfish Lecture
October 22, 2021
Canary rockfish.\Photo courtesy of Oceana.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology has started up its fall seminar series. It will take place online again this year. Most of the talks take place at 4 p.m. on Fridays, but there is one “public lecture,” scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, at 7...
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21
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Talk on Birds and Kelp
October 21, 2021
Kelp bed at Crook Point.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
It is widely known that kelp plays an important role in the nearshore ocean environment, particularly where fish and urchins are concerned. Kelp beds are biologically rich marine habitats supporting a diversity of invertebrates and fish. Sea...
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Eelgrass Seminar
October 21, 2021
Submerged eelgrass on a bay bottom.\Photo by Adam Obaza.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. The next event, on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m., focuses on a familiar occupant of our estuaries—eelgrass.
James Kaldy, of the Pacific Coastal Ecology...
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Webinar on Ocean Science and Policy
October 21, 2021
Research flag in a marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network (OCOIN) is hosting its 5th annual virtual webinar on Thursday, Oct. 21. The audience is primarily ocean and coastal professionals, who can network through the event, but members of...
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Talk on Evolution and Climate
October 15, 2021
Dr. Joanna Griffiths, with Ursus maritimus (aka polar bear).
The Oregon Marine Biology Institute’s fall seminar series continues with a talk on Friday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m., on “Evolutionary responses to climate change stressors in marine and freshwater systems.”
The speaker is Joanna...
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13
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Webinar on the Future Ocean
October 13, 2021
Dr. Kristy Kroeker in the field.
As part of our series of speakers commemorating our 50th anniversary and looking toward the next 50 years, Oregon Shores hosts a talk by marine ecologist Kristy Kroeker, speaking on “Our Changing Oceans.” The event takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 7...
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Whale Entanglement Lecture
October 13, 2021
Humpback whale in Oregon waters.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The American Cetacean Society, Oregon Chapter, is offering a webinar on the issue of whale entanglement. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m., speaker Solene Derville will present “Anticipating large whale entanglement risk off Oregon through...
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13
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Marine Debris Survey Training
October 13, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in progress.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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...
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SEA Gathering
October 12, 2021
Bandon Marsh, with a restoration project underway.\Photo by Dave Ledig.
Our colleagues with Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA), which works to educate the public about coastal natural history and meet visitors at key sites in Coos County, are holding their annual meeting. The event is...
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Talk on Plastic Pollution
October 12, 2021
A close-up of plastic microfibers and zooplankton on the ocean surface.\Photo courtesy of Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a Young Scientist Webinar Series featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. This series will take...