SMURFing Week 10 – Fish Sampling 101
SMURFing is back for summer 2017, to collect information on juvenile fishes. Check out these highlights from our sampling thus far this season. Read More
Tag: ecology
Science on the Grill
You’re invited to our first-ever Science on the Grill! Enjoy and afternoon of free food and science on the docks and talk with ODFW biologists about marine science, marine reserves research and information about this past spring field season. Read More
Meet Our Mother-In-Law: She’s a Croaker
Meet the cabezon, a large, goth-looking sculpin whose genus name literally translates to “scorpion fish” and means “large head” in Spanish. This species was the ‘catch du jour’ during our last research trip at Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Read More
A Call for Vessel Contracts: Fishermen and Researchers Team Up for Better Science
With the 2017 field season approaching, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserves Program has two Request for Proposals (RFPs) available for vessel contracts to help with this year’s hook and line surveys. Read More
2016 Year in Review
From underwater video research, to social science surveys, bird studies, and collaborations with fishermen. Here’s a look back at the ODFW Marine Reserves Program’s top stories from 2016. And, check out our infographic highlighting some of the Program’s accomplishments in 2016. Read More
Reports from the Field for November
Check out our latest activities from November including recent presentations and reports. Read More
Many Faces of Science: Meet Oregon Fisherman Jeff Miles
Jeff Miles has seen a lot in his 40 years as an Oregon commercial fisherman. Learn about the collaborative research he’s involved in. Read More
Life Through a Lens
Snagging spectacular videos of something on land isn’t hard – these days most cell phones can do it – but getting great underwater shots is a bit more complicated. Video provides a window into the marine environment. Check out underwater videos and photos collected from ODFW biologists and learn how and why we’re using video in our research and monitoring. Read More
Upwelling on the South Coast
It was the first day of a five-day research expedition in and around Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve. The wind had been blowing hard from the north for several days, but had tapered off by the first day of the research trip. On the days that followed, researchers watched underwater as the ocean color changed from crystal clear blue to a murky, pea-soup green. Read More