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08.26.21

Reports from the Field – August

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

Filed under: Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Ecology, Human Dimensions
12.15.20

2020 Highlights, Top Stories and Videos

Check out our annual highlights infographic. Plus, take a look at a our top stories and most popular marine reserve videos from 2020. Read More

Filed under: Cape Falcon, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, Redfish Rocks, Communications & Outreach, Ecology, Enforcement, Human Dimensions
09.24.20

ROV Data Reveal Subtidal Sea Stars’ Status

We’re diving into past ROV video data to explore changes in the abundance of 11 subtidal sea star species in the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve. Read More

Filed under: Redfish Rocks, Ecology
07.29.20

Exploring Intertidal Data: Before, During, After Sea Star Wasting

Results from our intertidal surveys indicate that while Ochre Sea Star densities declined during the sea star wasting outbreak, they are rebounding … Read More

Filed under: Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Ecology
07.29.20

Reports from the Field – July

Our team ventured out into the intertidal this month to carry out two days of mussel bed surveys, at Otter Rock and Cascade Head … Read More

Filed under: Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Announcements, Ecology
2019 video
12.17.19

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

Filed under: Cape Falcon, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Redfish Rocks, Communications & Outreach, Ecology
Heather Fulton studies interactions between seaweeds and invertebrates
09.11.18

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

Filed under: Ecology
05.17.18

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

Filed under: Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Redfish Rocks, Ecology
Ochre Sea Star
07.18.17

Summer Sea Star Surveys

Summer surveys have started for everyone’s favorite echinoderm – the sea star. So why do we monitor sea stars in Oregon’s reserves? Read More

Filed under: Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Ecology
Ochre sea stars along rocky shores
10.21.15

Sea Stars Observed after Massive Epidemic

In 2014, the Pacific Coast of North America was hit by a mysterious epidemic that wiped out millions of sea stars, marking the largest marine animal disease event in recorded history. Looming questions researchers are trying to answer include … Read More

Filed under: Cape Perpetua, Otter Rock, Ecology

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