Reports from the Field – March
Learn more about how our ecological team is preparing for deployment of moorings for two monitoring projects in Oregon’s marine reserves! Read More
Reserve Category: Cape Falcon
Video: Exploring a sunken barge from 1983 near Cape Falcon
Explore the marine life inhabiting a sunken barge at the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve with this recently recorded video. Read More
Reports from the Field – September
This month we conducted hook and line surveys, the sampling of devices that monitor juvenile fish, and retrieved oceanographic moorings. Read More
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Highlights
We compiled a snapshot of interesting ecological findings at the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Read More
Presenting the 2022 Ecological Monitoring Reports
We created a user-friendly website to share all of the ecological monitoring reports that were referenced in the Marine Reserves Program Synthesis Report. Read More
Reports from the Field – May
Oceanographic mooring deployments and an ROV survey mark the start of the 2022 field season. Read More
Updates on 2022 Fieldwork
We are excited to get back out on the water — spring, sunshine, and research vessel contracts are in the air. See what monitoring surveys are planned at each of the reserves this year. Read More
Marine Reserves Program Synthesis Report: 2009-2021
We are pleased to announce the Marine Reserves Program Synthesis Report is now available for download. The report was prepared by ODFW and provides a comprehensive overview of the first 10 years of marine reserves implementation. Read More
Reflecting on Returning to the Reserves
This series shares the stories of coastal residents who forged a relationship with an area in one capacity prior to its designation as a marine reserve, but later returned to it in another role. Read More
How Oregon’s Marine Reserves Were Established
Did you know the planning and designation of Oregon’s marine reserves was over 10 years in the making? We’ve recently developed a chronicle of Oregon’s marine reserve planning and designation process, from 2000-2012, that we’re happy to share. Read More