Reports from the Field – August
Lot’s of ecological monitoring and human dimensions research activities this month. Read More
Tag: juvenile fish
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
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
Video: 2019 Year in Review
We’re taking a look back at 2019. Check out these video highlights from hook-and-line surveys, underwater video research, SCUBA divers in action, and juvenile fish research and more at Oregon’s marine reserve sites. Read More
Banking on Baby Fish and Big Data
Cabezon are a popular fish in both the recreational and commercial fisheries here in Oregon. This means that their populations have to be tracked carefully in order to ensure catches are maintained at sustainable levels. If fish were like a bank account, the money flowing in and out must be kept in balance. Read More
Student Snapshots Diving Into Nearshore Research
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
Reports from the Field – May
Our volunteer anglers have been very busy, helping catch and sample fish during our spring hook and line surveys. So far we’ve completed 5 days of surveys at Cascade Head and 2 days at Cape Perpetua. Read More
SMURFing Weeks 21-22: That’s a Wrap!
SMURFing is complete for 2017. All moorings have been pulled out and we’ve got some final counts for the season. Read More
SMURF Weeks 17-20: It’s Been Rough
As the SMURFing season winds down, the team has faced some last minute challenges in sampling the SMURFs at both the Otter Rock and Redfish Rocks sites. Read More
SMURFing Week 17: Otter Rock Roundup
SMURF season is winding down. Get the lowdown on our latest trip to Otter Rock and check out a short summary of this site’s SMURF season. Read More