New issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter now available

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Rick Cooper

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By Rick Cooper

The latest issue of Confluence, a newsletter about Oregon Sea Grant’s research, outreach and educational programs, is now online. Inside this eight-page issue, you’ll find the following stories:

The winter/spring 2019 issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter is now online.

Interns aim to help Oregon companies reduce waste, save money. An internship program is providing companies in Oregon with ideas for how they can help the environment and their bottom line.
PSU researchers find suspected microplastics in Oregon oysters. Researchers at Portland State University have found what they think are tiny plastic fibers in about 120 Pacific oysters from the Oregon coast.
Tours show consumers how to buy seafood from fishermen and markets. Oregon fishermen and seafood sellers are reaching new clients, thanks to free, guided tours of docks and markets that demystify the process of buying seafood.
Tourism expert helps outdoor recreation companies on Oregon coast. Miles Phillips helps coastal tourism businesses be successful, particularly those involved with outdoor recreation.
6 Oregon salt marshes have stayed ahead of rising sea, study says. A handful of salt marshes in Oregon have been gaining height at a rate that has outpaced the rising sea – a finding that bodes well for their ability to survive and store carbon amid a changing climate.

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Now available: New issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Rick Cooper

June 21, 2018

The spring/summer 2018 issue of Confluence, a newsletter about Oregon Sea Grant’s research, outreach and educational programs, is now available for download. Inside this eight-page issue, you’ll find the following stories:

The spring/summer 2018 issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter, Confluence, is now available for free download.

Coastal students learn how to conduct research aboard OSU ship. With funding from Oregon Sea Grant, students are learning to collect plankton and sediment, track whales and detect green sturgeon.
Aquarium tanks at marine education center in Newport get facelift. Contractors replaced rusting metal stands, then sculpted concrete rock around the tanks.
Researcher studies how underwater noise pollution affects whales’ health. Drones, microphones, photos and fecal samples determine if noise is stressing out whales.
Researchers use simulations to help communities plan for tsunami.
In Newport, Oregon, about 70 people participated in six mock tsunami evacuations.
Collaboration with fishermen leads to ocean-forecasting website. Commercial fishermen can now check forecasts for ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest coastline with an easy-to-use, interactive, online map.
Study: Prozac causes risky behavior in shore crabs. A study by an Oregon Sea Grant Scholar finds that Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they’re exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them.

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Now available: New issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Rick Cooper

October 24, 2017

The fall/winter 2017 issue of Confluence, a newsletter about Oregon Sea Grant’s research, outreach and educational programs, is now available for download. Inside this eight-page issue, you’ll find the following stories:

Gooseneck barnacles grow on top of thatched barnacles. (Photo by Julia Bingham)

UO study moves seafood industry closer to farming gooseneck barnacles. Funded by Oregon Sea Grant, researchers found that juvenile gooseneck barnacles in a lab grew at rates comparable to those of their counterparts in the wild.
Oregon Sea Grant tells boaters where to go when they have to go. Jenny East informs boaters of the approximately 80 locations in Oregon where they can find floating restrooms, pump out their holding tanks or flush away the contents of their portable toilets.
Study: No need to alter Dungeness crab management based on genetic data. Dungeness crabs along the west coast are highly connected genetically, and as a result, there’s no need to change harvesting regulations to account for distinct subpopulations, according to a new study.
Katie Gregory rakes up cockles as part of a survey that compares their densities in an area where they’re commercially harvested versus in an area that is recreationally clammed.
Crabbers offer ideas on how to reduce injuries at sea. West coast crabbers and faculty with Oregon State University and Sea Grant programs in Oregon and Washington have been exploring ways to reduce injuries at sea.
Women’s roles in Oregon fishing industry are changing, study says. Women have always played an important role in Oregon’s commercial fishing industry, even if they don’t actually fish or work on boats, but those roles are changing, according to a study funded by Oregon Sea Grant.
Summer interns grow professionally and personally. Ten current or recent undergraduates now have a better understanding of various marine science careers and their own aspirations, thanks to internships organized and supported by Oregon Sea Grant.

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Oregon Sea Grant wins three communication awards in international competition

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Rick Cooper

Oregon Sea Grant has won three awards in the 2017 Hermes Creative Awards competition. “Animal Care at the HMSC Visitor Center” won an Honorable Mention in the Educational Videos category; “Confluence” won Gold in Publications – Newsletters; and “The U.S. West Coast Shellfish Industry’s Perception of and Response to Ocean Acidification” won Platinum in Publications – Reports.

The Hermes Creative Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. According to Hermes, “AMCP judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.”

This year’s competition attracted about 6,000 entries from around the United States, Canada and numerous other countries, according to Hermes.

New edition of Confluence now available

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Rick Cooper

The fall/winter 2016 edition of Oregon Sea Grant’s semiannual newsletter, Confluence, is now available online. Articles you’ll find in this issue:

Guidelines help boaters enjoy watching whales without disturbing them;
University of Oregon study reveals why hypoxia hasn’t affected Coos Bay;
Simulator helps coastal residents prepare tsunami evacuation strategy;
Students get their feet wet in watershed science with StreamWebs;
Oregon Sea Grant helps prepare coastal kids for high-tech jobs; and
When human health affects environmental health.

You can download a free PDF here.

Confluence: Helping the Oregon coast adapt to a changing climate

Posted on April 18, 2016 by kightp

The spring/summer issue of our Confluence newsletter is online, with stories about Oregon Sea Grant faculty and funded researchers who are working to understand how a changing climate will affect the region, and what coastal communities can do to adapt.

Shore Acres State Park, Cape Arago

This issue explores:

How coastal communities can tap into existing laws to manage their resources on a local level
Water conservation and restoration strategies that might mitigate the effects of drought on agriculture, fisheries and recreation
What those in the west coast shellfish industry understand about ocean acidification, how it affects their multimillion-dollar industry, and what they can do to adapt
The role stakeholders can play in complex research, including a regional assessment of future water availability in the Willamette River basin
Computer modeling efforts to predict rising sea levels will affect Oregon’s coastal estuaries

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Two Oregon Sea Grant publications win awards

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rick Cooper

Two Oregon Sea Grant publications have won awards in the 2016 Hermes Creative Awards competition:

Key Aquatic Invasive Species Watch won a Gold Award in the “Publications-Field Guide” category
Confluence (fall/winter 2015) won an Honorable Mention in the “Publications-Newsletter” category

According to hermesawards.com, the Hermes Creative Awards is “an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. … Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.”

Hermes estimates there were “about 6,000 entries from throughout the United States and many other countries” in this year’s awards competition.

Key Aquatic Invasive Species Watch is available here.

Confluence is available here.

Confluence: Oregon communities respond to climate change

Posted on September 3, 2014 by kightp

Cover by artist Earl Newman

Climate change: Some people feel overwhelmed by it, others argue about it. Oregon Sea Grant researchers, Extension specialists and communicators, meanwhile are working to better understand what a changing climate is already doing to the ocean and coast – and helping coastal communities better prepare themselves for higher and more damaging waves, stronger storms, rising sea level and other anticipated changes.

The latest issue of OSG’s Confluence magazine examines some of the issues coastal Oregon faces, and ways in which Sea Grant is helping citizens and scientists address them, from anticipating the effects of climate change to building resilience in the face of them – and better understanding how people with different backgrounds and philosophies can even communicate about the topic.

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Oregon Sea Grant wins two Hermes Creative Awards

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Rick Cooper

Oregon Sea Grant Communications has won two awards in this year’s Hermes Creative Awards competition: a Gold Award for the summer 2013 issue of Confluence magazine, and an Honorable Mention for the online video A Big Change.

For more information about the Hermes Creative Awards, please visit http://www.hermesawards.com

Fellowship opportunities in the new year

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Eric Dickey

Check out several new fellowship opportunities, including the newly announced 2015 Knauss Fellowship: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/education/fellowships

Current opportunities

NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship – Deadline: January 24, 2014.
Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellowship – Deadline: February 7, 2014.
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships – Deadline: February 14, 2014.
NMFS/Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics – Deadline: Applications due to state Sea Grant Office January 24, 2014 for submission to the NMFS by February 21, 2014.
NMFS/Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics – Deadline: Applications due to state Sea Grant Office January 24, 2014 for submission to the NMFS by February 21, 2014.

Want to find out more what it’s like to be an Oregon Sea Grant Scholar?

Check out the Scholars Blog where you can read recent entries by our student scholars and their work, such as 2013 Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellow, Geoff Ostrove.
Also, check out the interview of 2012 Knauss Fellow, Jennifer Dresler in Confluence.
And be sure to visit the Meet the Scholars page where you can learn about current and recent Oregon Sea Grant Scholars.

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Category Archives: Confluence

New issue of Oregon Sea Grant’s newsletter now available

Oregon Sea Grant wins three communication awards in international competition

Confluence: Helping the Oregon coast adapt to a changing climate

Two Oregon Sea Grant publications win awards

Oregon Sea Grant wins two Hermes Creative Awards

Fellowship opportunities in the new year