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Hatfield Marine Science Center

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

Children and parents at the Touch Tank at HMSC Visitor Center

Sat. July 19,  10 a.m - 5 p.m.

A print of sea palms shapes in white on an indigo background.

July 31, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Artist Talk; 4:30 - 6 p.m. Exhibit Reception

Two young children and a woman excietedly look at a mussel in a bucket.

Fridays, June 20 - August 29, 2 - 4 p.m.

A guide leads a group of children and adults on a walk along an estuary trail on a sunny day.

Wednesdays and Thursdays June 18 to August at 11 a.m.

Expanding our campus

We are please to announce that the new 34,000-square-foot housing project Higher Ground Housing will be open for the Fall 2025 term and we are now accepting applications. This facility is designed to accommodate primarily upper division and graduate students and visiting professionals and staff studying or working at Hatfield. The 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.

There are 72 studio-style apartments and five two-bedroom family units in the Higher Ground complex plus it is 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.

Since 1965, Hatfield has been a hub for coastal research and serves as an oceanographic research base for six state and federal agencies. Hatfield is also home to Oregon State University’s Marine Operations which includes research vessels, marine tech and support services.

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 K-12, plus community college through post-doc levels.

Events

News

OSU News Release

New specialty license plate will support shark research at Oregon State University

March 3, 2025
NEWPORT, Ore. Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think differently about the sharks living just off … Read full story
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Drone footage provides new insight into gray whales acrobatic feeding behavior

Sept. 25, 2024
NEWPORT, Ore. Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State Universitys Marine Mammal Institute is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters … Read full story
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike

July 24, 2024
NEWPORT, Ore. Hours after tagging an endangered basking shark off the coast of Ireland in April, researchers captured what they believe is the first ever video of a shark … Read full story
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Cable installation set to begin for OSU-led wave energy testing facility off Oregon coast

July 11, 2024
CORVALLIS, Ore. Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the … Read full story
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Pacific cod cant rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, OSU study finds

June 27, 2024
CORVALLIS, Ore. During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did … Read full story