Ocean Events
Jun
1
Tidepool Webinar
June 1, 2020
Fawn Custer, teaching tidepools.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Our “CoastWatch Hour” for Monday, June 1, 11 a.m., features our citizen science trainer (and former volunteer coordinator) Fawn Custer, talking about tidepools. This particular session is especially designed for educators, but will no...
Jun
3
Sea Otter Webinar
June 3, 2020
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lillian Carswell.
The Elakha Alliance is offering an introductory webinar that tells the unfinished story of sea otters in Oregon. “Sea Otters in Oregon: Once upon a Time…and Perhaps Again,” will premier on Wednesday, June 3, 6-7:30 p.m.
The webinar will cover sea...
Jun
4
Offshore Wind Meeting
June 4, 2020
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), along with Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), are convening a meeting of the BOEM Oregon Intergovernmental Energy Task Force to discuss potential development of wind energy off...
Jun
5
Seminar on Scallops
June 5, 2020
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
On Friday, June 5, the series features a 1 p.m. talk from Sally Walker, a professor of paleontolgy at the University of Georgia, on “Scallop forensics in...
Jun
6
Seabird Monitoring Training Online
June 6, 2020
Pelagic cormorants feeding young.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, preparations are still being made for seabird nesting colony monitoring. On Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m., the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and other organizations will...
Jun
8
Webinar: Marine Reserves and CoastWatch
June 8, 2020
Cape Falcon, site of one of Oregon's marine reserves.\Photo by Alex Derr.
CoastWatch mile adopters monitor the entire Oregon shoreline, but the program pays special attention to the shores of Oregon’s five marine reserves, concentrating citizen science efforts there and seeking to build...
Jun
8
Virtual Oceans Day Event
June 8, 2020
Oregon's ocean near Waldport.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day each year on June 8. This year’s theme is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.”
On the Oregon front, the celebration will take place online. The public is invited to join a special Oregon State...
Jun
10
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 10, 2020, Hammond
Starting a marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Jesse Jones.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is 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...
Jun
10
Presentation on Oregon Islands
June 10, 2020
Some of Oregon's islands at sunset.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
CoastWatch’s webinar series is focusing on rocky shores and rocky habitats this month, as the public site designation process gets started for the newly adopted Rocky Habitat Management Strategy. While most of the attention has...
Jun
13
Seabird Monitoring Training Online
June 13, 2020
Double-crested Cormorant at Stonefield Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, preparations are still being made for seabird nesting colony monitoring. On Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m., Portland Audubon, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other...
Jun
17
Rocky Habitat Webinar
June 17, 2020
Tidepools and Otter Rock.\Photo by Alex Derr.
In June, the CoastWatch webinar series is focusing on the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy and the “site designation” process that is just beginning.
On Wednesday, June 17, 6 p.m., we’ll be hosting Charlie Plybon, Surfrider’s policy...
Jun
25
Virtual Fishing Industry Tour
June 25, 2020
The Newport fishing fleet.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
Oregon State University’s Science on Tap series, usually held at the Rogue Brewery in Newport, has moved online, so you will have to bring your own beer while enjoying presentations via Zoom.
Next up, on Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m., is Walking...
Jul
8
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 8, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris comes in all sizes--a plastic jug upon the shore.\Photo by Steve Morey.
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...
Past Events
May
29
Lecture on Climate and Fisheries
May 29, 2020
Vessel fights across the Yaquina bar during a king tide.\Photo by Keith Nelson.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
On Friday, May 29, the series features a 9 a.m. talk from Ralf...
May
28
Seminar on Whales and Fishing
May 28, 2020
Humpback whale breaching.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Seminar Series has moved online. These events are free and open to everyone.
On Thursday, May 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m., the subject will be whales and how they are affected by fishing. The speakers are...
May
27
Webinar on Marine Debris Fieldwork
May 27, 2020
Marine debris covers an Oregon beach.\Photo courtesy of Washed Ashore.
CoastWatch’s month of marine debris webinars wraps up on May 27 at 6 p.m. with Oregon State Parks Beach Ranger Ryan Parker. Parker has been working for Oregon State Parks since 2008, and has been a Beach & Trail Ranger...
May
22
Lecture on Aquatic Health
May 22, 2020
Yaquina Bay.\Photo by Rena Olson
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
On Friday, May 22, at 1 p.m., veterinarian Carla Schubiger will speak on “Aquatic ‘One Health’—preserving our...
May
21
Seminar on Ecosystem Assessment
May 21, 2020
Seascape.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The seminar series offered by the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) has moved online during the coronavirus era. These seminars are free and open to the public.
Next up is Gordon Kruse, Professor Emeritus in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences...
May
20
Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 20, 2020, Port Orford
Oystercatcher with chick.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
This year’s annual survey for Black Oystercatchers will focus just on identifying and monitoring nest sites—the abundance survey will not be done this year. If you would be interested in learning more about Black Oystercatchers and this...
May
20
Virtual Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 20, 2020
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
This year’s annual survey for Black Oystercatchers will focus just on identifying and monitoring nest sites—the abundance survey will not be done this year.
Due to coronavirus measures, the volunteer training sessions that had been planned...
May
20
Webinar on Plastic in the Environment
May 20, 2020
Marine debris collected during one CoastWatcher's beachwalk in Netarts.
On Wednesday May 20, at 6 p.m. online, CoastWatch will continue our May series of marine debris webinars, welcoming Megan Ponder. Megan is an accomplished public policy expert, researcher, and producer of the...
May
19
Sea Otter Webinar
May 19, 2020
Sea otters.\Photo by Fritz Wilhelm.
Like so many conservation groups, the Elakha Alliance is moving online to tell it story. The alliance, which Oregon Shores helped to found, is dedicated to exploring the possibility of reintroducing sea otters to Oregon. The Elakha Alliance and the...
May
19
Virtual Shark Talk
May 19, 2020
Great White Shark.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC in Newport hosts a Science on Tap series. These are casual talks on scientific subjects, held at the nearby Rogue Brewery, combining food, beer, and entertaining explorations of research topics. They are...