Oregon Sea Grant addresses marine and coastal zone issues through research, extension, and education.https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3mlc3gzi5m22lCheck out this awesome story from OPB following The Rays from Warrenton High School on their mission to win the 2025 MATE Oregon Regional ROV Competition hosted by Oregon Sea Grant. This year's competition will take place on Saturday, May 9. https://youtu.be/gTKWOwvvhqg?si=zB_coEYYn4XUEfRG07 May 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc3gzi5m22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3mji3zxyo7c2mOregon Sea Grant is proud to serve our local community! We could not do it without our bipartisan congressional champions who support our federal funding. Their commitment keeps Oregon Sea Grant working right now in our communities on issues important to you.14 Apr 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji3zxyo7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3mcxn2zvxm22yWe made the cover of @oregonstate.edu's biennial engagement report 2025! Catch up on some of our engagement highlights from the past two years. https://engagement.oregonstate.edu/oregon-state-university-biennial-engagement-report-202521 Jan 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxn2zvxm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3m63mwyh4pk2aBBC's CrowdScience podcast wanted to know if tsunamis affect marine life, and one of the experts they asked was our Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist, Professor Sam Chan. Hear him discuss the fish that made their way to OR after the 2011 tsunami in Japan. (22min mark) https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct6stm20 Nov 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63mwyh4pk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3m3dvbxr4nk22An important look into how Sea Grant contributes to the growing maritime economy. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/op-ed-from-docks-to-dinner-plates-sea-grant-delivers-real-value-for-working-waterfronts16 Oct 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dvbxr4nk22https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lz5guww7ac24Cari Brandberg, co-owner of Chelsea Rose Seafood, shares the challenges of running a fishing operation and highlights Oregon Sea Grant’s FFAST trainings and life jacket program. With only 59% of our FY2025 funding received, these vital safety programs are at risk. https://kyaq.org/the-perilous-existence-of-an-oregon-independent-fishing-operation-an-interview-with-cari-brandberg/18 Sep 2025 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5guww7ac24https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lxfzd5hj7k26Big news! Oregon Sea Grant’s Whale Entanglement Project, which maps whale distribution and identifies entanglement risk to help protect whales and fisheries, is a winner of the 2025 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award. Full story: https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-recognized-national-engagement-award-efforts-reduce-whale-entanglement27 Aug 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfzd5hj7k26https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lwcr6fb27c27Check out this short documentary that Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellow Sarah Wolf produced with @surfrider.org about their Yaquina Bay Aquaculture Marine Debris Project! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRoAfWdoTXg #marinedebris #science #oregon13 Aug 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcr6fb27c27https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lv2pl7blyc2pThe Sharks of Oregon poster just got a major glow-up...21 years after the original! Featuring fresh art by Natalie Donato and science from Big Fish Lab. Sales coming soon + discounts for educators & nonprofits. #oregonsharks #sharks #oceanography #oregoncoast #science #scienceart #seagrant28 Jul 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2pl7blyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lu6n53rcac2kImmersion suits save lives—but only if they work. Thanks in part to a Northwest Oregon Works grant, 115 unsafe immersion suits were replaced at recent testing events—one dating back to 1985! Our new kit helps commercial fishers test their gear and better protect themselves. #seagrant bit.ly/40pirTW17 Jul 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6n53rcac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3ltfexm3cpk27The federal budget proposal for FY2026 recommends terminating Sea Grant funding entirely. Please sign our Oregon supporters’ letter by 7/8 (tomorrow): bit.ly/4irPQTT Contact your delegates: democracy.io#!/ Letters for other states & territories: https://sga.seagrant.org/letters-of-support/ #SeaGrant #Science07 Jul 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfexm3cpk27https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lsudwhpya22oOregon Sea Grant and the OSU Marine Mammal Institute's Leigh Torres is spotlighted in this fascinating Discover Magazine article—comparing giant fungi to even bigger whales! #Fungi #MarineScience #BlueWhale https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-worlds-largest-organism-is-a-35-000-ton-fungus-at-least-for-now30 Jun 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsudwhpya22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lsmbout7cs2tOSU grad & paddler Alyssa Garcia created a paddler-to-paddler guide to stop aquatic invasive species—featuring her own art & insights! Made with Oregon Sea Grant’s Sam Chan. 📘 Flipbook: online.pubhtml5.com/uxaqa/imoi/ ✉️ Need accessible version? Reach out! #InvasiveSpecies #PNW #PaddleOregon https://online.pubhtml5.com/uxaqa/imoi/27 Jun 2025 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmbout7cs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lqvffcxn4c2lOur team recently teamed up with Travel Oregon to support outdoor guides with FREE GORP certification—including a new Spanish-language option! Helping more folks lead safe, sustainable adventures across Oregon. 🥾🌊 #ExploreOregon #PNW https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/oregon-sea-grant-travel-oregon-collaboration-promotes-outdoor-recreation-guide05 Jun 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvffcxn4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lpoysub72k27After 239 days and 6,300 miles at sea, a mini-boat built by Lincoln County high schoolers through the Oregon Coast STEM Hub made landfall on a remote atoll in Palau. It was recovered by a local team in impressive condition! Read about its journey here. bit.ly/43F2wmf #OregonCoast #Oceanography https://bit.ly/43F2wmf21 May 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpoysub72k27https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lpmwy4tphc2dThere are many ways to practice safe boating! #NationalSafeBoatingWeek #KnowBeforeYouGo https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-sea-grant-extension-reminds-boaters-know-you-go20 May 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmwy4tphc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lp5yy7xmls2iA newly discovered species of bacteria was found in Yaquina Bay mud! The microbes form filaments that carry electrical currents across sediment. The name Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis was chosen with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to honor the Yaqona people. bit.ly/4mhX7Jg #science https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/researchers-find-new-species-electricity-conducting-organism-name-it-after-tribe?fbclid=IwY2xjawKR8CBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFNnNSQURoN1I4eWVRbFcwAR6rmKiqWn9QqHhsbHL4-n3tY0Ot0CH_-eQ70bKx3T98eHe6B58EhgoDY8b1zQ_aem_dTnsgg37N_-G6-gbCShykg14 May 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5yy7xmls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lo2aq7w4u222It’s Dam Proud Day! This day of giving allows people everywhere to donate to their favorite programs. A gift to Oregon Sea Grant supports our marine education programs at the Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center! Consider donating today: https://www.damproudday.org/organizations/oregon-sea-grant #DamProud30 Apr 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2aq7w4u222https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lnvpk3ihps2qSince last summer, Dr. Cassandra Bliss and Oregon Sea Grant Extension Aquatic Animal Veterinarian Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan have been studying rockfish eyes — setting new standards in aquatic animal medicine! #FishEyeExams #OregonSeaGrant #AquaticVet28 Apr 2025 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvpk3ihps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3ln4vlo3ogc22Currently, Sea Grant is at risk of losing all federal funding. Please sign our letter and share this skeet to make a difference. #SeaGrant To sign: bit.ly/4irPQTT To learn more about Oregon Sea Grant: https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/about-oregon-sea-grant19 Apr 2025 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4vlo3ogc22https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3ln2chjt6es2iFor #NationalStudentEmploymentWeek, we’re celebrating @oregonstate.edu students Camden Galen & Adrian Mobley, who turned a high school idea into a real-world tsunami alert system—now being built at Hatfield with support from OregonSeaGrant & @noaa.gov #emergencypreparedness17 Apr 2025 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln2chjt6es2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3llhl5xe7i227Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. Yet, due to factors like comfort and accessibility, many fishermen aren’t wearing lifejackets. The Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program is helping fishermen stay safe on the job without compromising comfort or efficiency #lifejacket28 Mar 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhl5xe7i227https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lkw3g4ral227Meet Matt Solberg, our Fisheries Workforce Development Fellow! Matt collaborates with local schools to offer fisherman first aid & safety training. He also works with Northwest Oregon Works to address barriers for new entrants to the workforce by providing commercial fishing gear! #FellowFriday21 Mar 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkw3g4ral227https://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lkqtkjuyvk2rDive into Hatfield Marine Science Day on April 12, 10 AM – 4 PM, at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport! Enjoy tours, films from Big Blue Film Fest 2025, and activities with real scientists. Kids can play and learn in the Kid Zone! This free, family-friendly event is perfect for all ages. 🪸🌊19 Mar 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqtkjuyvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lk72yufef22qLast year, we leveraged a $4 million federal investment to secure $7.2 million in additional funding, generating $14 million in additional economic benefits. Thank you to all our local and regional community partners who collaborate with us to support Oregon’s coastal and ocean needs!12 Mar 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk72yufef22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3ljbetfjfus2jMeet Madison Bargas, an ORSG Fellow. Her research explores how spatial factors influence black rockfish growth in the California Current and Gulf of Alaska. Passionate about community, she values collaborating with fishers who have long relied on nearshore resources. #FellowFriday #oceanscience28 Feb 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbetfjfus2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lin6fyfp522nNeed a break? Enjoy this calming video of beautiful barnacles, brought to you by Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center. Video by Jaime Hart. #calmingvideo #barnacles #relax20 Feb 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lin6fyfp522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lhzl6wz7xk2wThe Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center now has a quarterly e-newsletter! Stay in the loop about exhibit updates, octopus antics, special events and more by subscribing with the link below! https://oregonstate.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5b3292228abb24afe3fdfacee&id=fb4f9c1bea13 Feb 2025 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzl6wz7xk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oregonseagrant.bsky.social/post/3lhmk37kv4s22Happy #FellowFriday! Meet Alyssa Purslow. during her Natural Resource Policy Fellowship with Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, she assessed long-term coastal restoration impacts, linking science to policy. "By ensuring data-driven decision-making, we can help safeguard Oregon’s coastal ecosystems!"07 Feb 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:of5lsjsm242nef32aih3dmkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmk37kv4s22