Breaking Waves

Oregon Sea Grant has won an Apex “Award of Excellence” for Hold that Thought: Questioning Five Common Assumptions about Communicating with the Public, written by Joe Cone, edited by Rick Cooper, and designed by Patricia Andersson. The Apex Awards, now in their 21st year, recognize “excellence in publications work by professional communicators.” There were 3,785 [...]

Cold beer and fresh seafood are a natural summer combination in Oregon – but while the fish may be fresh, is it sustainable? Join OSU researcher Selina Heppell at the July13 edition of Science Pub Corvallis to learn more about the fish we eat, where it comes from, and how fishing and management practices can [...]

The efforts of three years and  people in three states have culminated in the release this week of a new report detailing the major regional marine research and information needs of Oregon, Washington and California. West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs, produced by the four Sea Grant programs in the three West Coast [...]

NEWPORT  – Hands-on activities, displays, food and fun for the whole family come together on June 27 in the seventh annual SeaFest at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center. The day-long event, starting at 10 a.m.,  offers visitors a chance to go behind the scenes to see the labs and meet the scientists who study marine [...]

A new report from the nation’s top science agencies, “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States,” is available in full and in summary from the US Global Change Research Program Web site. The report, released yesterday by presidential science advisor John Holdren and NOAA director Jane Lubchenco, represents an unprecedented multi-agency summary of the [...]

Dan Cox is the director for the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Lab at Oregon State University.  This bonus footage was recorded for the film Reaching Higher Ground: Oregon Sea Grant’s Tsunami Research and Community Engagement, which has been released to DVD and is available to view for free online.  In this short video clip (which [...]

Oregonians are getting serious about invasive species, according to a story in yesterday’s Oregonian about state efforts to fend off the arrival and proliferation of zebra mussels and other non-native plants and animals. The newspaper reports that the state Marine Board is focusing its efforts this summer on recreational boaters at popular places like Detroit [...]

CORVALLIS, Ore. – In a unique, symbiotic relationship, Oregon crabbers are working with Oregon State University researchers funded by Oregon Sea Grant to use their crab pots as underwater monitoring stations where data collectors attached to the pots gather vital oceanographic information. This information might help crabbers more effectively locate their catch while helping scientists [...]

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Think Out Loud,” a radio talk show that invites listeners to comment by phone or e-mail, comes to OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport June 16 for a discussion about wave energy. The episode is part of the series’ ongoing feature, “The Switch,” which is exploring energy options. Taping of the [...]

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Oregon Statehood, the state Capitol is the setting for “150 Years of Statehood, 150 Million Years In the Making,” an Oregon Historical Society exhibit exploring the state’s rich heritage through its geological landmarks and history. To help teachers, their students and other visitors get the most from the [...]