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Sea Otter Presentation
February 4, 2021
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lilian Carswell.
The MidCoast Watersheds Council’s February community meeting will feature a presentation on “Oregon’s Lost Sea Otters: Restoring a Cultural Heritage and Ecological Keystone.” The event, free and open to all, takes place online on Thursday, Feb....
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Cetacean Conference
January 30, 2021
Gray whale breaching.\Photo courtesy of the American Cetacean Society.
The American Cetacean Society holds its annual international conference on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m. For obvious reasons, it is taking place online this year—which means that everyone can...
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Jan
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STAC Meeting
January 28, 2021
Marine Reserves researchers at work.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) which scrutinizes scientific questions on behalf of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) and advises on technical matters that underlie ocean policy, is meeting remotely...
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Ocean Science Trust Meeting
January 27, 2021
Lingcod in habitat.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Reports will be heard on the Marine Reserve Assessment Project, the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia...
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Jan
26
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Rocky Habitat Meeting
January 26, 2021
Rocky habitat at Haystack Rock.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Rocky Habitat Working Group of Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) is scheduled to meet online on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2-3 p.m.
OPAC is considering the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, with the working group...
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Jan
21
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Seminar on Orca Monitoring
January 21, 2021
Orcas off the Oregon coast.\Photo by Greg Ligi.
On Thursday, Jan. 21, at 3:30 p.m., the Hatfield Marine Science Center heads for the deep with a talk on how scientists monitor the health of orcas off our shores. John Durban, of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State...
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Marine Debris Survey Training
January 20, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris collected during a Fort Stevens survey.\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...
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Sea Otter Presentation
January 19, 2021
Sea otter and pup.\Photo by Eric Palmer.
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Jan
14
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Green Crab Webinar
January 14, 2021
One of the invasive species that marine scientists in Oregon have been watching anxiously is the European green crab. The next in the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s seminar series, now taking place online, will address their recent surge. On Thursday, Jan. 14, 3:30 p.m., Sylvia Yamada, an...
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Sunflower Stars on Tap
January 12, 2021
Sara Hamilton with urchin friend.
During the coronavirus era, the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s popular Science on Tap series of speakers has moved online. You can still hoist a brew while learning about the latest in scientific research, you just have to do it at home.
On Tuesday, Jan....