What Do Oregonians Love About the Coast
We’re honoring Valentine’s Day this month. How do Oregonians’ love thee coast? Let me count the ways … results from a recent human dimensions research study by Portland State University. Read More
Oregon Marine Reserves News
A Look at Oceanographic Data from 2020
Despite challenges to our field surveys in 2020, we were successful in collecting oceanographic data at Cape Falcon and Cape Meares. Here’s what we saw in the data. Read More
Public Comment: Cape Falcon Management Plan
A draft of the Cape Falcon Management Plan is now out for public comment. Comments are due by February 28, 2021. Read More
2020 Highlights, Top Stories and Videos
Check out our annual highlights infographic. Plus, take a look at a our top stories and most popular marine reserve videos from 2020. Read More
Dive Into the ODFW Data Dashboard
We’re excited to announce the release of our new ODFW Data Dashboard. The dashboard is a website that allows you to explore marine reserves monitoring data collected by ODFW over the last 10 years Read More
A Splash of Video Lander Data
One of the core monitoring tools that the ODFW Marine Reserves Program is using in our long-term monitoring of marine reserves are ‘video landers’ – or drop video camera systems – which are lightweight and a relatively cost-effective method to survey rocky reefs here in Oregon Read More
Reports from the Field – October
This month we successfully retrieved our oceanographic equipment that had been in the water this summer at Cascade Head, Cape Falcon, and the Cape Meares Comparison Area collecting data on temperature, salinity and oxygen. Read More
ROV Data Reveal Subtidal Sea Stars’ Status
We’re diving into past ROV video data to explore changes in the abundance of 11 subtidal sea star species in the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve. Read More
Poachers Caught Setting Stolen Crab Pots in Reserve Await Trial
Two men caught setting stolen crab pots in Cape Falcon Marine Reserve on the north Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid detective work. Read More
New Report: Qualitative Evaluation of Impacts on Fishers
This project is designed to capture the lived experience of commercial and charter fishers who are directly impacted by marine reserves. We were particularly interested in the economic, social, and cultural impacts of the marine reserves, including whether or not fishers were shifting their efforts to other species or locations following reserve implementation. Read More