
The Roar of the Tiger…
Rockfish aren’t usually known for their good looks, but the tiger rockfish is out to change that. Read More

Rockfish aren’t usually known for their good looks, but the tiger rockfish is out to change that. Read More

Week 12 was certainly eventful for the SMURF team! Get filled in on the latest SMURF news and learn why SMURFing in the Reserves matters. Read More

Do you have what it takes to be a SMURFer? Learn about who makes SMURFing possible and check out data from our latest sampling. Read More

Check out our latest activities from November including recent presentations and reports. 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, Read More

Updates from the field and announcements on upcoming reports. Read More

Our monitoring focuses on tracking and understanding ocean changes happening inside and outside of the reserves. These “living laboratories” are giving us a better understanding of Oregon’s nearshore ocean, supporting management decisions and Oregonians’ understanding of emerging ocean issues. Read More

Oregon’s smallest reserve, at 1.2 sq miles. Three offshore islands mark the west boundary. Visitors can explore tidepools, view seals hauled out onto the rocks, or stroll along the beach. Read More
We’re diving into 2018 highlights with a video. From oceanography to SCUBA surveys, and intertidal monitoring, to hook-and-line surveys, it’s been a busy year. Read More

From lingcod life histories and juvenile Dungeness crab genetics, to coralline algae signaling and sea star wasting disease – student research provides invaluable contributions to nearshore ocean and marine reserves science. Read More