So What’s Up with Blue Lingcod? New Scientific Paper
A recent paper by Aaron Galloway, at OIMB, and collaborators describes research looking at biological and spatial factors that could explain variation in blue coloration of lingcod. Read More
Category: Ecology
Reports from the Field – August
Lot’s of ecological monitoring and human dimensions research activities this month. Read More
Back With A Splash: Resuming Juvenile Fish Sampling In 2021
We’re in the middle of our 2021 sampling season. So far, we’ve collected 788 juvenile fishes from 7 different species/species complexes from our SMURFs. Take a sneak peek at some of the data from this year provided by our guest contributor and research collaborator Megan Wilson, a PhD student currently at OSU. Read More
Reports from the Field – July
A surprise on our way out to the Cascade Head Marine Reserve to set out oceanographic moorings. Check out this Killer Whale speeding alongside our research vessel and more updates. Read More
How Do Fish and Crab Respond to Noise from Seismic Surveys?
A new collaborative research project at Redfish Rocks by OSU and ODFW is studying the response of fish and crabs to the noise generated from a geological seismic survey of the Cascadia Subduction Zone being conducted by NSF this summer. Read More
Reports from the Field – May
May has been a busy month – balancing data analysis for the ODFW Marine Reserves Synthesis Report with preparations for fieldwork. Here’s what’s been happening in the field. Read More
Updates on Spring Fieldwork
With longer days and sunshine returning to the coast, we’ll be embarking on some limited fieldwork this spring that can be done safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
The Cleverly Camouflaged Red Irish Lord
In honor of St. Patrick’s day we’re commemorating the colorful ‘Irish’ lords that roam off our coast – specifically the Red Irish Lord. Read More
A Look at Oceanographic Data from 2020
Despite challenges to our field surveys in 2020, we were successful in collecting oceanographic data at Cape Falcon and Cape Meares. Here’s what we saw in the data. Read More
2020 Highlights, Top Stories and Videos
Check out our annual highlights infographic. Plus, take a look at a our top stories and most popular marine reserve videos from 2020. Read More