Marine Reserves Celebratory Summit
Oregon’s marine reserves celebrated 10 years of science and community engagement at the marine reserves celebratory summit. Check out our blog to learn more! Read More
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Is Ocean Acidification in Your Backyard?
Learn more about our upcoming study on the social impacts of ocean acidification in Oregon’s marine reserves! Read More
New Collaborative Research Publication
Read more about a new publication that details the findings of a collaboration with Oregon’s Marine Reserves program, focused on investigating microplastics in rockfish. Read More
Black Oystercatcher Study With Help From Volunteers
While the Black Oystercatcher has a conspicuous presence on our coast, little demographic information has been collected on this seabird in recent years. Portland Audubon, research partners, and volunteers conducted a statewide survey to get an updated population estimate and learn more about their distribution at marine reserve sites and along the coast. Findings from this study have recently been published. Read More
Returning To The Reserves: Lars Robison
With a profession spanning five decades off of a 15-mile stretch of coastline, this charter boat captain’s sense of place for the Cascade Head Marine Reserve area remains deep and unchanged. Join us as we talk with Lars Robison and explore his knowledge of the reserve, how he came to know these waters, and his continued connections with this place. Read More
Returning to the Reserves
People’s experiences with the ocean – the smell of salt, the spray of waves, the rolling storms and the stunning calms — have a way of creating a sense of connectedness. Read more about our upcoming series that looks at different people’s sense of place and their different connections with the ocean. 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
Many Faces of Science: Jim Burke
Jim Burke is the Director of Animal Care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium and also oversees their scientific dive program. We sat down with Jim and asked him a few questions about his background and involvement in Oregon’s marine reserves research. 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
SMURFing Week 16: What’s in a SMURF?
Catch an update on this week’s SMURFing action and learn a little about how one builds a SMURF in the first place! Read More