Breaking Waves

The National Sea Grant Program has set Feb. 17, 2012 as the deadline for applying to the prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, designed to give graduate students a year’s experience working on ocean and coastal policy issues in the nation’s capital. The program,  sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National [...]

PORT ORFORD  – As a new marine sanctuary takes shape off the coast of this southern Oregon town, researchers are using the area to study the life cycles and feeding patterns of rockfish and other species, in an effort to understand how much space a fish population needs to thrive. Public Radio International’s Living on [...]

NEWPORT – The Visitor Center at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center has acquired a new octopus for its central display and teaching tank, and aquarists report that the animal is lively, alert and adapting to her quarantine tank in the animal husbandry wing. According to Dennis Glaze, aquatic animal health and husbandry specialist, “Our new [...]

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Oregon Sea Grant is soliciting applications for several current fellowship opportunities. The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship has just been posted, two NMFS Fellowship opportunities are open, and there are two additional NOAA opportunities. Please visit our fellowship website for more information.