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Hatfield Marine Science Center

Improving scientific understanding and applying that knowledge to
social, economic and environmental solutions.

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A waste basket on the beach, overflowing with trash.

Join our post-July 4 clean up

Friday, July 5, 8-10 am, Yaquina Bay Rd.

The 4th of July is the dirtiest holiday for our beaches, and they need your help. The Hatfield Green Team is partnering with SOLVE, Surfrider and many other programs offering cleanups efforts from Brookings to Astoria.

Find details on our local event and learn about other events along the coast.

Expanding our campus

$16.5 million in funding was approved for a 34,000-square-foot housing project to accommodate primarily upper division and graduate students and visiting professionals and staff studying or working at Hatfield. This complex was conceived as a response to the housing shortage in the Newport area, and it will ease a portion of the local housing demand.

The complex will include 72 studio-style apartments and five two-bedroom family units. The new housing will be a quick walk from the Hatfield campus and located outside of the tsunami zone.

On the Leading Edge

The Hatfield Marine Science Center is a distinguished marine laboratory located in Newport, Oregon.

Now in its 55th year of operation, Hatfield serves as Oregon State University’s coastal campus and as an oceanographic research base for six state and federal agencies. It is also a resource for K-12 educators and the public.

At Hatfield, we excel in student research opportunities and experiential instruction. We host a thriving summer internship program and offer an array of academic programs for students in community college through post-doc.

Events

News

OSU News Release

Construction now underway on housing project to serve OSUs Hatfield Marine Science Center

June 17, 2024
Construction is now underway on a 77-unit housing project to support students, staff, visiting scientists and others working and learning at Oregon State Universitys Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Read full story
OSU News Release

Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30 years, Oregon State study finds

June 12, 2024
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. Read full story
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A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregons gray whales and their food

May 21, 2024
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. Read full story
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Reproductive success improves after a single generation in the wild for descendants of some hatchery-origin Chinook salmon

April 16, 2024
Researchers who created family trees for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born descendants of hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in an Oregon river show improved fitness. Read full story
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Hypoxia is widespread and increasing in the ocean off the Pacific Northwest coast

March 20, 2024
Low oxygen conditions that pose a significant threat to marine life are widespread and increasing in coastal Pacific Northwest ocean waters as the climate warms, a new study shows. Read full story