Oregon Sea Grant

Modest grants for promising, relevant science

Current and recent grants include;

• Assessing space-based imaging for detecting and monitoring freshwater cyanobacterial blooms (R/BET-04). Theo Dreher, OSU Microbiology. $9,895 .
• Mate Choice in the Wild: Does It Account for Differences in Reproductive Success Between Hatchery and Wild Coho Salmon? (R/RCF-32). Kathleen O'Malley, OSU Fisheries & Wildlife. $31,102.
• Interface habitats and connectivity: Examining the role of watershed-scale protection in buffering intertidal and subtidal habitats (R/ECO-21-PD) Elise Granek, Portland State University, $32,594.
• Aptamer-based Biosensors for Bacterial Detection (R/SAQ-17-PD), Anna Cavinato, Eastern Oregon University, $10,000.
• Fishtracker: Movement Patterns of Fishes of the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve (R/HBT-14-PD) Tom Calvanese, Oregon State University, $10,000.
• Exploration of methods for restricting spread of invasive marine species in fouling communities (R/NIS-22-PD) Richard Emlet, University of Oregon, $10,000.
• Entanglement Incidence of Steller sea lions in Oregon (R/HBT-13-PD) Markus Horning, Oregon State University $9,689.
• Development of value-added applications of β-chitosan from Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) pens (R/SF-34-PD) Yanyun Zhao, Oregon State University $9,677.
• Initial Public Response to Coastal Tsunami Warnings (R/CNH-21-PD) Lori Cramer, Oregon State University, $8,780.

Learn more

• How to apply for a Program Development grant
• Results and products from recent PD grants include
  • Fishtracker
  • Pacific Fishing History Project, Carmel Finley, Oregon State University
  • Program Development Grant helps researcher create fishing history project .pdf | printable text