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Lecture on Larvae
October 25, 2019, Charleston
Juvenile Dungeness crab, interrupted on journey home.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of the Fall Seminar Series at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB), Jason Hodin will speak on “Here Comes the Neighborhood: How Larvae Find Their Way Home.” His talk takes place on Friday,...
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23
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Marine Debris Survey Training
October 23, 2019, Hammond
Marine debris survey taking place 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...
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OPAC Meeting
October 21, 2019, Newport
OPAC meeting in action.
The next meeting of the state’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council it planned for Monday, Oct. 21, at the Agate Beach Best Western (3019 N. Coast Hwy) in Newport. The tentative starting time, 9 a.m., may change.
The agenda for this meeting is not yet available but will...
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Mollusk Research Lecture
October 18, 2019, Charleston
Mussels, speaking of molluscs.\Photo courtesy of ODFW
As part of the Fall Seminar Series at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB), Kevin Kocot will speak on “Biodiversity, Systematic, and Genomics of the Mollusks.” His talk takes place on Friday, Oct.18, 4 p.m. in OIMB’s Boathouse...
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Sea Otter Presentation
October 17, 2019, Port Orford
Sea otter eating a crab.\Photo by Arenkert.
Bob Bailey, president of the Elakha Alliance, will speak on “Sea Otters in Oregon” on Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., in the Port Orford Public Library (1421 Oregon St.). The talk is free and open to all.
Bailey, a former Oregon Shores board member and...
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Workshop on Visitor Use
October 16, 2019 - October 17, 2019, Charleston
South Slough.\Photo courtesy of South Slough NERR.
The coast may depend on visitors economically, but environmentally, tourism can have a major impact. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sponsoring a workshop on “Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine...
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10
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Marine Debris Talk
October 10, 2019, Manzanita
Dorothy Horn with research subject.
The Lower Nehalem Watershed Council invites the public to join them for a talk on “Marine Debris and Microplastics in Our Watersheds” on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Pine Grove Community House (225 Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita. The event is free.
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10
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Seminar on MPA Management
October 10, 2019, Newport
Fish congregating in Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The HMSC Seminar series at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will feature a talk on managing marine protected areas on Thursday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m. in the Guin Library seminar room at HMSC (2030 S.E. Marine...
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Kelp and Urchin Lecture
October 4, 2019, Port Orford
Sara Hamilton
With warm water conditions, there’s been an alarming die off of bull kelp and burgeoning of purple sea urchins in northern California and southern Oregon’s kelp forest ecosystems. Oregon State University graduate student Sara Hamilton will present her research regarding the...
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Seaweed Seminar
October 4, 2019, Charleston
Seaweed at low tide in the Cascade Head Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The first installment of the Fall Seminar Series at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) is coming up on Friday, Oct.4, 4 p.m. in OIMB’s Boathouse Auditorium. The speaker is Gary Saunders of the...