Murre Research at Yaquina Head
A rapidly growing colony of common murres at Yaquina Head near Newport has drawn the attention of predators - both expected and unexpected - as well as of scientists. (more)
News and Events
- New study shows importance of February upwelling to fish, seabirds (more)
- Goodbye to the HMSC Visitor Center's Octocam star, Deriq (more)
- Check out the latest issue of the Friends of the HMSC's newsletter, Upwelling (more)
- Tune in to Hatfield Marine Science Chat, 9:30am on Monday mornings on KCUP,1230 AM and 100.7-2 in High Definition Digital FM. (more)
- Groundbreaking for the NOAA MOC-P site in Newport (more) (4.8MB PDF)
- More photos of the Groundbreaking Ceremony (here)
- Sea creatures rescued (more) (4.8MB PDF)
- HMSC scientists to test device designed to deter whales... (more)
- Lingering pelicans raise questions... (more)
- Higher waves increase erosion and flooding along the Oregon Coast (more)
- Apparent illegal trade in whale meat (more)
- HMSC scientists study potential effects of wave energy on ocean ecosystem... (more)
- Researchers head back to erupting undersea volcano (more)
- February issue of Currents newsletter available online (4.8MB PDF)
- Scientists find evidence suggesting herding behavior in sperm whales (more)
- Coastal groups partner to address growing sea lion entanglement issue (more)
- HMSC volunteers to blog from R/V Wecoma on NOAA research cruise (more)
- Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development Workshop Proceedings now available (more)
- Click here to see a list of upcoming events (more)


