Videos & DVDs
Sea Grant videos - and before them, films - have won numerous awards, and some have been broadcast on public television. Their length makes them perfect for classroom or seminar use. We sell videos and DVDs for non-commercial use; for other uses or formats, contact Sea Grant Communications.
Recent titles
Reaching Higher Ground: Oregon Sea Grant's Tsunami Research and Community Engagement. Two short videos on this DVD focus attention on the risks and responses to a tsunami hitting the Oregon coast. While the occurrence of such “monster waves” is currently impossible to predict, planning is possible and prudent, and Oregon Sea Grant is concentrating research and community education to help coastal citizens and communities prepare. Reaching Higher Ground focuses on Seaside, Oregon, and interrelated research and outreach efforts to benefit that vulnerable community, while the succinct Three Things You Need to Know distills critical information about tsunami readiness that every coastal resident and visitor should know. 2009. Color, DVD, subtitles. 17 minutes. $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. ORESU-V-09-001. View excerpts.
Building a Resilient Coast: Maine Confronts Climate Change. Five-part documentary. Hear and see what your neighbors, town officials, and scientists have to say about sea-level rise, coastal flooding, and erosion; what it means to you; and what you can do about it. 2009. Color, DVD. 1 hour. Free from Maine Sea Grant. ORESU-V-09-003. View excerpts.
Celilo Falls and the Remaking of the Columbia River: 50th Anniversary Edition. This documentary examines a turning point in the history of the Pacific Northwest. For more than 10,000 years the native peoples of the region lived successfully off the land and waters as hunters, gatherers, and fishers. Salmon was a mainstay of the Indians’ diet, and the tribes of the Columbia River were particularly linked to the fish not only for their food but also as an integral part of their religion and way of life. For millennia Celilo Falls was the great Indian fishery on the mid-Columbia, and it drew Indians there from throughout the West to trade for salmon. But in 1957 the federal government began operation of a giant hydroelectric dam at The Dalles that drowned Celilo Falls and ended the fishery there. Through a combination of rare historic films and photographs, Celilo Falls and the Remaking of the Columbia River provides a glimpse of the life at Celilo as it once was and considers the cultural, social, and political forces that brought about its end, signaling a new era in the relationship between people and nature. The history of the development of the Columbia for industry and commerce is conveyed through archival film footage from the Bonneville Power Administration, the Oregon Historical Society, and other sources. This 2007 edition marks the 50th anniversary of the inundation, with additional rare Celilo footage provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2007. Color, DVD, subtitles. 29 minutes. $19.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. ORESU-V-07-001. View excerpts.
Wave Power: The Potential of Oregon's Ocean Energy. The United States consumes more electricity than any other country in the world. More than half of that energy is produced from nonrenewable fossil fuels. A widely available, renewable, and clean source for electricity would be a great environmental and economic asset. Supported in part by Oregon Sea Grant, some engineering faculty and students at Oregon State University have been working to develop the concepts and tests for the emerging technology of wave energy. This DVD captures the enthusiasm gathering around this initiative. 2006. Color, DVD, subtitles. 12 minutes. $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. ORESU-V-06-001. View excerpts.
Still popular:
Oregon Sea Grant Program Report 2007: Taking Risks, Making Commitments [DVD and booklet]. 2007. Color, DVD, subtitles. $6.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. From funding imaginative research to advancing the science and art of helping people learn, Oregon Sea Grant is taking risks and making commitments. ORESU-V-07-002.
Beach Safety Basics. 2007. Color, DVD, subtitles. 5 to 8 minutes per video. $6.95 plus $3 shipping and handling.Two short videos on this DVD address very common safety issues on Pacific Northwest coasts: the dangers associated with rolling logs and with rip currents. ORESU-V-07-003. View on-line
John Byrne Lecture Series: Volumes One and Two. 2006. Color, DVD, subtitles. Approximately 3 hours (Volume 1) and 2 hours, 15 minutes (Volume 2). $4.95 per DVD ($9.90 per set), postpaid. The four lectures on these two discs were among the memorable presentations by distinguished individuals during the John Byrne Lecture series years 1998–2006. ORESU-V-06-004 and ORESU-V-06-005 .
Living On the Edge. 2005. Color, DVD, subtitles. $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. The 25-minute feature video and four featurettes on this DVD provide an objective overview of the issues associated with building and buying coastal property. ORESU-V-05-004. View excerpt
A New View of Oregon: Offshore Underwater. 2005. 50 minutes, color, DVD, subtitles. $19.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. This DVD presents a visually and scientifically exciting perspective on a part of our world that has never been visualized quite this way before. ORESU-V-05-003.
Watersheds and Salmon Collection. 2003. 60 minutes: color. DVD, subtitles. $29.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. Four of our most popular salmon videos are brought together on one DVD. Life Cycle of the Salmon (5 minutes), Governor Kitzhaber Interview (9 minutes), The Return of the Salmon (33 minutes), and Salmon: Why Bother? (12 minutes). ORESU-C-03-001.
Coming Home Was Easy: The West Coast Salmon Troller. 2002. 34 minutes, color, VHS or DVD (DVD is subtitled). $25 plus shipping & handling: $4 VHS, $3 DVD. Explores the history and culture of trolling through the recollections of 15 fishermen and women grounded in outdoor experience. ORESU-V-02-001 (VHS), ORESU-V-02-002 (DVD).
You Ought to Tell Somebody! Dealing with Aquatic Invasive Species - 2001. 23 minutes; color DVD, subtitles. $19.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. Illustrates the invasive species problem through one species, the Chinese mitten crab. ORESU-V-01-003. View excerpt
Salmon: Why Bother? 1999. 12 minutes; color. VHS. $9 plus $4 shipping and handling. Title question is answered by six diverse Oregonians committed to salmon restoration. ORESU-V-99-001.
Life Cycle of the Salmon. 1999. 5 minutes; color. VHS. $7.50 plus $4 shipping and handling. A brief presentation of the dramatic life story from the salmon's underwater perspective. ORESU-V-99-002.
For a complete list of current Oregon Sea Grant video, CD and DVD productions, see our publications catalogue.