Dick’s sense of place for Cascade Head started in his role as an ecologist for The Nature Conservancy. Soon he began developing a similar, albeit non-work related relationship, with Cape Falcon through his vacation time. Join us as we talk with this ecologist and conservation advocate to explore his knowledge of the reserves, how he came to know these waters and their shorelines, and his continued connections with them. Read More
Lot’s of ecological monitoring and human dimensions research activities this month. Read More
A surprise on our way out to the Cascade Head Marine Reserve to set out oceanographic moorings. Check out this Killer Whale speeding alongside our research vessel and more updates. Read More
Each year thousands of people pack up their gear, set their out-of-office email response to a fishing emoji, and head to the Oregon coast. Some fishers may have found their usual fishing spot closed after marine reserve implementation. These fishers could change their behavior. To find out if fishing behavior has changed after marine reserve implementation, we looked at ODFW’s sales of daily fishing licenses. Read More
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
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
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
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