OSU's Hatfield Center to host regional STEM hub

National survey reveals coastal concerns over climate change

A survey by multiple Sea Grant organizations found that coastal managers and elected officials in nine states say they see climate change happening – and believe their communities need to adapt.

Noted oceanographer to speak Nov. 12 at Hatfield

Don Walsh, a pioneering oceanographer famous for his 1960 dive to the deepest part of the ocean, will visit OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Ocean sound: The Oregon Coast rules when it comes to ambient noise

A year-long study of the ambient noise off the Oregon Coast confirms that it is one noisy place - from breaking surf, to ship traffic to the sounds of blue whales.

Bald eagles increasing impact on murre colony at Yaquina Head

The recovery of bald eagle populations in Oregon is an environmental success story, which is good news – unless you happen to be a common murre living at the coast.

Researchers use circulation models, genetics to track "lost years" of turtles

When green turtles toddle out to the ocean after hatching from eggs they disappear and aren’t seen again for several years. A new study shows where they may go during these "lost years."

Study explains Pacific equatorial cold water region

New research published in the journal Nature outlines how cold, deep water from below mix at sea, with implications for global warming and El Nino events.

New study finds "nighttime heat waves" increasing in Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is beginning to get the type of nighttime heat waves that are routine in some other areas of the nation but historically rare in Oregon and Washington.

OSU student discovers floating tsunami dock on video one year later...

A year after a cement dock from Japan washed ashore near Newport, Ore., an Oregon State University graduate student discovered video of the dock floating by Yaquina Head.

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