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

09.29.22

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

09.28.22

Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Highlights

We compiled a snapshot of interesting ecological findings at the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Read More

07.27.22

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

05.25.22

Reports from the Field – May

Oceanographic mooring deployments and an ROV survey mark the start of the 2022 field season. Read More

04.28.22

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

02.24.22

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

10.27.21

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

09.30.21

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