OSU’s Hatfield Center to host Marine Science Day April 8 in Newport
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual science fair and open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8. NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon...
View ArticleOregon State researchers begin to unravel whale entanglement risk factors off...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of entanglement in fishing...
View ArticleWith fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales spend less time in...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: As a key food supply declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British...
View ArticleWarmer ocean temperatures increase risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Rates of Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a signal that climate change and increased frequency of...
View ArticleGray whales feeding along the Pacific Northwest coast are smaller than their...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic for food, new research from Oregon...
View Article‘Exploding Whales’ partnership with Eugene baseball team benefits OSU’s...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: A minor-league baseball promotion rooted in a quirky bit of Oregon history will culminate this weekend in Eugene with a fundraising auction to benefit Oregon State...
View ArticleDNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of today’s surviving...
View ArticleGray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic...
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has...
View ArticleMarine heat waves trigger shift in hatch dates and early growth of Pacific cod
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska, a new study from...
View ArticleMarine heat waves disrupt the ocean food web in the northeast Pacific Ocean
Custom Thumbnail: Teaser: Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that may benefit some species but threaten the future of many...
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