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Marine Board Considers Wakes
January 10, 2018, Salem
Boats and jet skis on the Salmon River, and their wakes, have been the subject of controversy. Photo by Jack Doyle.
The Oregon State Marine Board is holding their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The meeting, beginning at 9 a.m., takes place in Salem at the Oregon Department...
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Deadline for Sea Lion Comments
January 8, 2018
Sea lions.\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is accepting public comments, through close of business Jan. 8, on a request by the states of Oregon, Washington, and California for permission to trap and kill California sea lions. The states want...
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Dec
15
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Stranded Mammal Survey Talk
December 15, 2017, Port Orford
Volunteers work with stranded whale carcass.
The CoastWatch training already scheduled for Dec. 15 in Port Orford has an important addition. Joining Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will be Dawn Goley, director of the marine mammal stranding program for northern California...
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Dec
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Puffin Study Lecture
December 13, 2017, Cannon Beach
Tufted Puffin. | Photo by Jacob Spendelow
"The World of Haystack Rock" is a free community lecture series that is co-sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library. The lecture series is held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to April, 7 p.m. - 8:30...
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Dec
9
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North Pacific Gray Whale Talk
December 9, 2017, Yachats
Gray whale breaching. | Photo by Merrill Gosho (NOAA)
Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to the hiking, tidepooling, and exploring always available, visitors can enjoy a variety of...
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Dec
7
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Talk on Sea Level Rise and Marshes
December 7, 2017, Newport
Siletz Bay during most recent King Tide series.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
Fran Recht, habitat program manager for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, will speak on “The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Oregon’s Tidal Marshes” at the next meeting of the MidCoast Watersheds Council,...
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Nov
29
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Science on Tap - Tsunami Travellers
November 29, 2017, Newport
Dr. Jessica Miller will be the featured speaker at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap event on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., at the Rogue Brewery's South Beach location (2030 Marine Science Dr.) in Newport.
Dr. Miller’s talk, "Tsunami travellers: what have we learned from a...
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Nov
18
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Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Research Talk
November 18, 2017, Yachats
More acidic seawater is corrosive and contains less of the minerals that oysters need to build their shells. | Photo by Marc Dewey, Taylor Shellfish
Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to...
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Birding Trip: Raptors & Waterbirds
November 18, 2017, Newport
Hawk. | Photo by Ram Papish
The Yaquina Birders & Naturalists invite you to join their field trip that begins at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC). Lead by Chuck Philo, you will explore Yaquina Bay and the woodlands of South Beach which provide a wintering area for birds of prey...
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Nov
17
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Acorn Barnacle Seminar
November 17, 2017, Charleston
Acorn Barnacles. | Photo by Dave Cowles
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from their very own student, Eleanor Lamont of the University of Oregon (M.S. Defense). She will be leading a lecture titled, “Swimming kinematics and thoracic appendage...