Oregon Marine Reserves

Fishing For Science: How You and Your Charter Boat Can Support Research in the Cascade Head Marine Reserve
2026-03-03 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Depoe Bay Community Hall, 220 SE BAY STREET, DEPOE BAY, OR, 97341
Calling local captains, charter offices, and boat owners! Join us to learn more about paid opportunities to fish for science in the marine reserves and enjoy some pizza!
ODFW Marine Reserves contracts with fishermen to use their vessels for hook-and-line surveys in the reserves each year. This meeting will focus on sampling in Cascade Head in the 2026. Vessel must have capacity for 15 passengers plus captain and two deckhands and gear to support hook-and-line fishing.

Save the Date! Nearshore Ecology Program Annual Meeting
2026-03-16 13:00 - 17:00 | 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR 97365, 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR, 97365, United States
Save the date for the first Nearshore Ecology Program Annual Meeting! The agenda will be shared once finalized. Participants can expect to learn about the new ODFW Nearshore Ecology Program, work of the Marine Reserves & Marine Habitat Teams, and research and conservation efforts in Oregon’s marine reserves & nearshore environments. The meeting will be held at the Carmen Ford Phillips Auditorium in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR) followed by a networking reception. While in person attendance is preferred, there will also be a remote log-in option via Zoom. Register here.
About the Nearshore Ecology Program
In 2025, ODFW’s Marine Resources Program reorganized the Oregon Marine Reserves Program and Marine Habitat Project into one program. The creation of the new Nearshore Ecology Program culminates a vision to bring efforts focused on marine conservation and nearshore habitat research under one roof. The Nearshore Ecology Program aims to strengthen collaborations, techniques, and teamwork around two groups historically focused on marine conservation science.

Marine Reserves at Marine Science Day
2026-04-11 13:00 - 16:00 | 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR 97365, 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR, 97365, United States
Join us at Marine Science Day to learn more about the Nearshore Ecology Program’s work with fun, hands-on activities including an activity inspired by the Marine Reserve team’s sea star surveys in Otter Rock and Cascade Head Marine Reserves. This free, family-friendly event takes place from 10 am – 4pm at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
