SMURF Weeks 17-20: It’s been rough!
As the SMURFing season winds down, the team has faced some last minute challenges in sampling the SMURFs at both the Otter Rock and Redfish Rocks sites. Read More
Tag: ecology
SMURFing Week 16: What’s in a SMURF?
Catch an update on this week’s SMURFing action and learn a little about how one builds a SMURF in the first place! Read More
SMURFing Week 15: The Sultan of SMURF
Catch up on this week’s SMURFing action and learn about one of the most popular SMURF residents! Read More
SMURFing Week 13 – Predicting the Pulses
How can it be that some SMURF trips bring in hundreds of fish and some bring in just a few? It isn’t just random, find out the answers here! Read More
The Roar of the Tiger…
Rockfish aren’t usually known for their good looks, but the tiger rockfish is out to change that. Read More
SMURFing Week 12 – Researching the Reserves
Week 12 was certainly eventful for the SMURF team! Get filled in on the latest SMURF news and learn why SMURFing in the Reserves matters. Read More
SMURFing Week 10 – Fish Sampling 101
SMURFing is back for summer 2017, to collect information on juvenile fishes. Check out these highlights from our sampling thus far this season. Read More
Science on the Grill
You’re invited to our first-ever Science on the Grill! Enjoy and afternoon of free food and science on the docks and talk with ODFW biologists about marine science, marine reserves research and information about this past spring field season. Read More
Meet Our Mother-In-Law: She’s a Croaker
Meet the cabezon, a large, goth-looking sculpin whose genus name literally translates to “scorpion fish” and means “large head” in Spanish. This species was the ‘catch du jour’ during our last research trip at Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Read More
A Call for Vessel Contracts: Fishermen and Researchers Team Up for Better Science
With the 2017 field season approaching, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserves Program has two Request for Proposals (RFPs) available for vessel contracts to help with this year’s hook and line surveys. Read More