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Science Exhibits

Science Exhibits are located in the Barry Fisher Building except otherwise noted
See Exhibit Location map for details.

science zone An Observer's Life for Me
-Video footage of observers at work and static display of gear, including a life raft. And survival suits to try on.
Jennifer Cramer
NOAA/NWFSC

Science Zone

Fish Have Birthdays too: 
How old do you think I am? Learn how otoliths, or "ear bones" of fish are used to age them and why aging fish is a critical tool in the sustainable management of fish stocks.
Nikki Atkins
Aging Unit PSMFC/NWFSC/NOAA

Following fish through their ears
Using otolith chemistry to determine mixing and migration in Pacific salmon

Jessica Miller
OSU

Oyster Culture in Oregon
Demonstrations of the research being done at HMSC on the culture of oysters for research and at shellfish farms
Kiril Chang-Gilhooly
COAS/OSU

 

 

 

Tracking Whales from Space
Lose the Loop - Marine Debris and Sea Lions
How Cool are Pinnipeds?

Learn more about the whales, Dolphins, Seals and Sea Lions of the Pacific with researchers from the OSU Marine Mammal Institute. The institute was featured in the recent National Geographic Special "Kingdom of the Blue Whal"

Who are you going to call when you see a stranded marine mammal?
Learn what these people do and what you can do to help.
Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network (OMMSN)

Mud Shrimp - Invasive ecosystem engineers
Come learn how these non-natives are messing with the balance of power on the mud flat.
John Chapman
OSU

Fish Habitat Assessment: Aquaculture, Eelgrass, and Bare Ground
Learn how we assess the quality of fish habitat types of the shallows in the inshore waters
Lee McCoy
ARS/USDA


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