Photo: Volunteer biological assistant Laura Jost pictured with Ryan Fields (Ecological Research Assistant) and Dylan Gomes (Quantitative Marine Ecologist) on a Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hook-and-Line Survey. After a full Read More
The SMURF (Standardized Monitoring Unit for Recruitment of Fishes) Project is a longstanding collaboration between Oregon State University (OSU) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to understand Read More
ODFW currently has two opportunities for vessel contracts to assist with this year’s hook-and-line surveys at Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua. Applications, with additional information and instructions: Cascade Head Hook-and-Line Read More
Photo: Snapshots of 2025 ecological field work featuring a wolf eel caught during a longline survey at Redfish Rocks, intertidal survey at Otter Rock, and SCUBA surveys at Cascade Head. Read More
Captain Wilson Thompson returns to the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve to assist the state with research and monitoring.. Read More
Over the last several months our team has been busy with summer and fall fieldwork at all of our marine reserves. Read More
Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program is continuing to bolster a 20-year dataset of oxygen and temperature monitoring in Oregon waters. Read More
Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program is finalizing field season preparation, check out our blog to learn more! Read More
Learn more about how our ecological team is preparing for deployment of moorings for two monitoring projects in Oregon’s marine reserves! Read More
Read more about a new publication that details the findings of a collaboration with Oregon’s Marine Reserves program, focused on investigating microplastics in rockfish. Read More