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2017

Using Oyster Shells to Decrease Acidic Seawater

    Researchers are investigating if oysters grow better when grown with empty shells which dissolve and emit calcium and carbonate into the water and potentially help fight ocean acidification.
    Authors: Garcia, Gustavo and Woods, Tiffany
    Price: Free

Warrenton Shop at the Dock and Beyond

    Map highlighting locations where the public can buy fresh local seafood on the Oregon coast
    Authors: NA
    Price: NA

What Happens if Prey Moves Away? The Story of a Movable Feast (HMSC Sea Lion Exhibit)

    Public exhibit on the projected shift in temperature that could be associated with significant movements in the small fishes that make up much of the diet of California sea lions.
    Authors: NA
    Price: NA

What's Fresh and When? Oregon Seafood Consumer Guide 2017

    2-page consumer guide for Oregon seafood 2017 harvest dates on the north and central coast.
    Authors: Kaety Jacobson
    Price: NA

What's in a commercial fishermen's first aid kit?

    Fishermen Lead Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) factsheet on what to include in a fisherman's first aid kit, plus flashcards with more details on the supplies to include.
    Authors: NA
    Price: NA

Where to empty onboard holding tanks in Oregon

    This video encourages boaters to empty their sewage holding tanks at pumpout stations at marinas and short-term tie-up docks.
    Authors: Cholewczynski, Vanessa et al.
    Price: NA

Where to empty onboard portable toilets in Oregon

    This video encourages boaters to empty their portable toilets at designated facilities at marinas and short-term tie-up docks.
    Authors: Cholewczynski, Vanessa et al.
    Price: NA

Why Do Animals Do What They Do, When They Do It? Characterizing the Role of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Seasonal Life-History Transitions

    Researcher uses red-sided garter snake to examine the role of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in regulating seasonal life-history transitions in animals, especially females.
    Authors: Dayger Forbes, Catherine Anne
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Youth Recruitment and an Aging Workforce: A Pilot Study of Intergenerational Family Business in Oregon’s Commercial Fishing Industry

    Thesis on observations in many coastal communities indicating aging of fishermen and a lack of young people entering the industry, causing a “graying effect” in commercial fishing fleets.
    Authors: Caracciolo, Deanna E.
    Price: Free

2016

A Landscape-Scale Watershed Assessment Method to Support Fish Passage Restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An Analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

    Thesis focused on identifying watersheds with the greatest potential for salmon and steelhead recovery and implementing the removal of multiple barriers within those watersheds.
    Authors: Zweifel, Justin C.
    Price: NA

Agent-based Tsunami Evacuation Model: Life Safety and Network Resilience

    A thesis focused on how natural disasters could result in unnecessary loss of life and disproportionate suffering to families and communities if evacuation plans are not in place or understood by the public.
    Authors: Mostafizi, Alireza
    Price: NA

An agent-based model of a multimodal near-field tsunami evacuation: Decision-making and life safety

    This paper presents a multimodal evacuation simulation for a near-field tsunami through an agent-based modeling framework in Netlogo.
    Authors: Wang, H.; Mostafizi, A.; Cramer, L.; Park, H.
    Price: NA

Annual Meeting Report: West Coast Regional Planning Body (2016)

    This document is a summary of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the West Coast Regional Planning Body in Portland, Oregon. Included in this summary are the meeting agenda, presentation slides and condensed transcripts of discussions between RPB members
    Authors: NA
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Aquatic Invasive Species Watch

    An HMSC Visitor Center exhibit describing and depicting some of the invasive species found on a dock that washed ashore on Agate Beach, Oregon, following the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
    Authors: Sam Chan, et al.
    Price: NA

Classification of Animal Movement Behavior through Residence in Space and Time

    The application of the Residence in Space and Time method to objectively explore and compare behavior patterns in movement data can enhance our fine- and broad- scale understanding of animal movement ecology.
    Authors: Torres, Leigh et al
    Price: Free

Collaborative Science-Stakeholder Engagement

    An examination of multi-disciplinary scientific collaboration and stakeholder engagement
    Authors: Laura Ferguson
    Price: N/A

Common Seafood Direct from Oregon Fishermen

    A fact sheet with information on common seafood caught in Oregon.
    Authors: Jacobson, Kaety
    Price: NA

Confluence, Fall/Winter 2016

    A semiannual newsletter covering selected Oregon Sea Grant research projects and activities and dedicated to promoting discovery, understanding, and resilience for Oregon coastal communities and ecosystems.
    Authors: Cooper, Rick (ed.) et al.
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Confluence, Spring/Summer 2016

    A semiannual newsletter covering selected Oregon Sea Grant research projects and activities and dedicated to promoting discovery, understanding, and resilience for Oregon coastal communities and ecosystems.
    Authors: Cooper, Rick (ed.)
    Price: NA

Connecting climate information with practical uses: Extension and the NOAA RISA program

    This chapter for Climate in Context reviews the relationship between NOAA, RISA, Land Grant and Sea Grant extensions systems.
    Authors: Stevenson, John et al.
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Curriculum Merit Checklist

    The Curriculum Merit Checklist is a tool to help educators evaluate curriculum.
    Authors: Kowalski, Marie
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Documenting the Drought: Mitigating the Effects in Oregon [4 videos]

    A series of four online videos discussing how practices, techniques, and management strategies impact drought in Oregon.
    Authors: Stevenson, John et al.
    Price: NA

Environmental History of Estuarine Dissolved Oxygen Inferred from Trace-Metal Geochemistry and Organic Matter

    A thesis on how sediments can track estuarine water quality through the use of geochemical and biological proxies.
    Authors: Johnson, Geoffrey M.
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Evaluating coastal protection services associated with restoration management of an endangered shorebird in Oregon, U.S.A.

    Master's thesis investigating how Snowy Plover restoration could exacerbate coastal flooding.
    Authors: Lindsay J. Carroll
    Price: NA

From River to Retail: A Fish's Journey

    An HMSC Visitor Center exhibit about sustainably harvested aquarium fish from the Rio Negro in Brazil.
    Authors: Tim Miller-Morgan et al.
    Price: NA

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