Beneath the waves, once towering kelp beds are collapsing from an unprecedented perfect storm that has been brewing below the surface. First, a massive epidemic wiped out sea stars, then
Underwater video collected by ODFW’s ROV helped in the initial documentation of hypoxia (low oxygen) off the central Oregon coast in 2002. More recently, the ROV has been used to
Watch as ODFW sets out oceanographic sensors at Cascade Head. These sensors collect data on temperature, salinity, and oxygen every hour of the day and are left in the water
Check out these highlights from our at-sea explorations and activities in 2018. You’ll find clips from the ODFW Marine Reserves Program’s oceanographic, ROV, hook-and-line, SCUBA, and rocky intertidal monitoring surveys.
Check out some of the research tools and surveys carried out by ODFW as part of our long-term monitoring of Oregon’s marine reserves. Highlights include footage from our SCUBA, video
From strange creatures washing up on beaches and hypoxia (low oxygen), to jellyfish blooms, research collaborations with fishermen, and advancements in underwater video research tools – Oregon’s marine reserves were
Like nettle plants on land, Pacific sea nettles can leave a similar sting. Recently, ODFW habitat researchers ran into swarms of them while doing acoustic surveys south of the Cascade
In past years pyrosomes were rare finds on Oregon beaches. But in the winter of 2016 – 2017 they became as common as kelp in driftlines and in the spring
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
