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Get Involved

Looking to get your feet wet in the fascinating world of marine science? Become a volunteer! Learn more about the rewarding volunteer opportunities with Oregon Sea Grant.

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Family Fun & Education

Touch a sea star. Pet an anemone. Marvel at the giant octopus. No matter your age, the Hatfield Visitor Center in Newport offers fun, hands-on learning about marine science and our natural world. Take a video tour.

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Achievements

Take a look at our stories, watch this video, read about our work in 2023-24 (pdf) or view this highlight reel from 2020. For a historical perspective, check out some of our highlights (pdf) over the past five decades.

Oregon Sea Grant Featured Highlights

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2023 - 2024 Oregon Sea Grant by the numbers

Oregon Sea Grant delivers more than $5 dollars in additional funding and economic benefits for every federal dollar.

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Oregon Sea Grant awards $1.22 million for coastal and marine research projects

Alexander McInturf prepares a sevengill shark in Willapa Bay, WA for tagging. Photo credit: OSU Media (Oregon State Productions).

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Rise in sea urchins, damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon gray whales and their food

Study funded by Oregon Sea Grant finds that decline in kelp led to drop in zooplankton

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Engagement with fisheries aim to reduce whale entanglements

Historically, little has been known about the overlap between whales and crab gear along the West Coast, making it hard to set policies to reduce entanglements. That has changed in Oregon waters thanks to a team that included Oregon Sea Grant.

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Research cruises introduce teens to marine-related STEM careers

Oregon Sea Grant has been organizing and sponsoring cruises in which high schoolers, community college students and their teachers get a taste of what it’s like to conduct research at sea since 2016.

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Interns help Oregon companies reduce waste

Since 2017, Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have been managing an internship program that helps companies in Oregon conserve water and energy, keep waste out of landfills and waterways, and save money.