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2009
Tours
& Demonstrations
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Miguel Goni |
All
tours are free.
Research vessels and US Coast Guard vessels at the dock will be open for tours/display between noon and 4pm. No tickets needed.
At 12:30pm and 1:30pm, Oregon State University oceanographer Miguel Goni will give dockside talks explaining the research he will be doing on the R/V Wecoma when it sets sail on Monday, June 29. "Connections between the Land and the Sea - River Sediments off the Oregon and California Coasts".
All
other tours meet at the Tour/Information booth
Tour Schedule:

Science gear on display as part of the ships
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Molluscan Broodstock Facility Tour (60 min)
at 11:30 am & 2:00 pm
The aquaculture program at HMSC is focused on
several different research topics. These include the
Molluscan Broodstock Program (MBP) that is
designed to improve broodstock of Pacific oysters
through selective breeding so that the public can be
supplied with better oysters. There will be tours of
the MBP hatchery and nursery showing how algae
and oysters are cultured.
Seawater System Tour (30 min)
at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm & 2:30 pm
Tour of OSU’s water filtration facilities will include
an overall tour of the seawater distribution system.
A skilled technician will take visitors through the
circuit through which one million gallons of water
flow daily as it is pumped, stored, filtered, distributed
and cleaned. They will see the computer
monitoring system, the UV and sand filters, and the
alarms that keep things operating.
Aquatic Animal Husbandry Tour (45 min)
at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm & 2:30 pm
During the tour of HMSC Visitor Center facilities/
Animal Husbandry facility in the back wing of
the Visitor Center, visitors will follow an Aquarist
and see how animals and exhibits are prepared for
display. The “behind the scenes tour” consists of
walking down to the west wing area and explaining
the work of supporting the animals in the
Visitors Center through hospital, quarantine and
animal management areas as well as supporting the
aquarium sciences program at the community college
through education and hands on work.
Estuary Trail Walks at 10:15, 11:45 am & 2:30 pm
The Estuary Walk is about 1-mile long and follows
a paved path. It will be led by an experienced
HMSC interpreter who will show the plants,
animals, and forces that make estuaries some of
the most important and productive habitats in the
world.
At the Dock (12-4 pm)
• Research vessels (see schedule for details)
• Coldwater Survival Suits & Raft
• Fixing a leaking boat (US Coast Guard - ongoing)
• ODFW Marine Resources Program exhibits:
“Real Live Dead Fish” Identification including rare deepwater species (tentative); live shellfish displays; crab pots in the water
Ship tours – at the dock
between 12pm to 4pm (ongoing).
Visitors are invited to tour R/V Pacific Storm and
learn about this vessel’s use in tracking whales.
Visitors are also invited to step aboard the R/V Elakha
Dock Talk with oceanographer
Miguel Goni, OSU College of
Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
“Connections Between the Land
and the Sea - River Sediments
off the Oregon and California
Coasts”
at 12:30pm & 1:30 pm
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