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

09.30.21

Preliminary Findings from Visitor Surveys in 2021

We recently completed a new survey of visitors that focused on marine reserve awareness, knowledge, and support, and how the reserves are related to visitors’ travel decisions. Read More

08.26.21

Reports from the Field – August

Lot’s of ecological monitoring and human dimensions research activities this month. Read More

07.29.21

Back With A Splash: Resuming Juvenile Fish Sampling In 2021

We’re in the middle of our 2021 sampling season. So far, we’ve collected 788 juvenile fishes from 7 different species/species complexes from our SMURFs. Take a sneak peek at some of the data from this year provided by our guest contributor and research collaborator Megan Wilson, a PhD student currently at OSU. Read More

07.28.21

Reports from the Field – July

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

05.27.21

Reports from the Field – May

May has been a busy month – balancing data analysis for the ODFW Marine Reserves Synthesis Report with preparations for fieldwork. Here’s what’s been happening in the field. Read More

04.29.21

Have Marine Reserves Impacted Daily Fishing License Sales?

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

02.24.21

What Do Oregonians Love About the Coast

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

11.20.20

Explore the ODFW Data Dashboard

We’ve created this short, 5 minute tutorial on how to use the ODFW Data Dashboard. The dashboard is an online tool you can use to explore marine reserves monitoring data collected by ODFW over the last 10 years.