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Sea Otter Symposium—Third Day
October 7, 2021
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lilian Carswell.
The Elakha Alliance, which is working toward the potential restoration of sea otters to Oregon’s coastal waters, hosts its second annual online symposium on Oct. 5-7. The focus of this year’s conference will be the key findings in the scientific...
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Oct
6
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Talk on Changing Shorelines
October 6, 2021
Kim McCoy
We have “Shores” in our name, so as part of our series of special presentations in honor of our 50th anniversary year, we’ve invited author, oceanographer, and adventurer Kim McCoy to speak on “The Future of the Shore.” This online presentation, free and open to all, takes place...
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Oct
6
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Sea Otter Symposium—Second Day
October 6, 2021
Sea otter raft.\Photo by David Sidle.
The Elakha Alliance, which is working toward the potential restoration of sea otters to Oregon’s coastal waters, hosts its second annual online symposium on Oct. 5-7. The focus of this year’s conference will be the key findings in the scientific...
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Ocean Science Trust Meeting
October 6, 2021
Research divers in a marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Oregon Ocean Science Trust meets virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from noon-3 p.m. This body seeks and distributes funding to support marine research in Oregon.
Among the topics to be discussed are the current rocky habitat...
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Oct
5
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Sea Otter Symposium
October 5, 2021
Sea otter feeding.\Photo by Max Lipman.
The Elakha Alliance, which is working toward the potential restoration of sea otters to Oregon’s coastal waters, hosts its second annual online symposium on Oct. 5-7. The focus of this year’s conference will be the key findings in the scientific...
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Sep
27
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Conference on Coastal Atlases
September 27, 2021
Research buoy about to be deployed.\Photo courtesy of OSU.
The public is invited to sit in on an international conference on coastal web atlases and how they can advance science and make information available. The conference takes place Sept. 27-29 online, through both live and recorded...
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Sep
22
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Marine Debris Survey Training
September 22, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\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 board member...
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Sep
14
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Presentation on ‘Birds with Fish’ Survey
September 14, 2021
Caspian Terns, one with fish.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) is hosting a presentation by the leading of a citizen science project called “Birds with Fish.” The event, free and open to all, takes place online on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m.
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Sep
11
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Talk on Humpback Whales
September 11, 2021
Humpback whale in Oregon waters.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The American Cetacean Society, Oregon Chapter’s online speaker series continues with “Beyond Song: Exploring Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Calls on the Hawaiian Breeding Grounds.” The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 11,...
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11
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Beached Bird Survey Training
September 11, 2021
COASST training session in progress.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Training Team (COASST) is offering a virtual training session for their beached bird survey on Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all, although COASST’s goal is to recruit volunteer...