Updates from the STAC and ODFW meeting held April 13th, including — a copy of the meeting agenda, a summary of the discussions had throughout the day, a timeline for the 2023 Program evaluation, and copies of the presentations given by ODFW staff. Read More
From underwater video research, to social science surveys, bird studies, and collaborations with fishermen. Here’s a look back at the ODFW Marine Reserves Program’s top stories from 2016. And, check out our infographic highlighting some of the Program’s accomplishments in 2016. Read More
One goal of Oregon’s marine reserves is to avoid significant adverse impacts on coastal communities and ocean users. It’s been four years since the first reserves went into effect, and new research is examining the ‘pulse’ of Oregonians’ perceptions of the reserves. Read More
Natural resource issues can be contentious – and Oregon’s marine reserves are no exception. Understanding diverse perspectives and how they change with marine reserves implementation is one way to gain insights into the effects of marine reserves. Read More
Over the past several years the ODFW Marine Reserves Program has been conducting visitor surveys to gain a better understanding of who is visiting the marine reserves and why. These baseline data can be compared with future studies to see if changes in the visitor population occurs in connection with the marine reserves. Read More
Check out our latest research activities from August. Read More
Help us learn how Oregonians use, value and depend on their coast and ocean resources. Take the online survey as part of the Oregon Coastal Values Study being conducted by our research collaborators at Portland State University. Read More
How do you measure tradeoffs when comparing positive outcomes for one group of people versus the negative outcomes to another? Creating a new wilderness area, designating a wild and scenic river, or creating marine reserves all provide conservation benefits. However, there are tradeoffs. Read More
Ecological Monitoring Being that this is an El Nino year, we are very interested to see what juvenile fish might recruit to our nearshore waters. In April our SMURF sampling gear, used for collecting juvenile fish, was deployed at the Otter Rock and Redfish Rocks sites with the help of Oregon State University and the Oregon Read More
Updates from the field and announcements on upcoming reports. Read More