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Navigating Mental Models of Risk and Uncertainty within the Ocean Forecast System: An Oregon Case Study

This case study explores how to add value to regional ocean condition forecast information by bringing awareness to the processes that govern decision-making and outcomes within the system.

Crew members on the Delma Ann haul in a crab pot and hit it against a banger bar to force the crustaceans out of the pot. Because of a fisherman's suggestion, researchers are looking for ergonomic banger bars.

Relating Ocean Condition Forecasts to the Process of End-User Decision Making: A Case Study of the Oregon Commercial Fishing Community

This case study finds a need to transform short-term regional ocean condition forecast information into useful data products for a range of end users, considering their perceptions of uncertainty and risk associated with these forecasts.

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The Current Status of Research on Geomagnetic Navigation in Pacific Salmon

This technical report reviews the current state of research on geomagnetic navigation in Pacific salmon.

Pacific Sanddab a type of flatfish found off the coast of Oregon

Variability in Juvenile English Sole Condition Relative to Temperature and Trophic Dynamics Along an Oregon Estuarine Gradient

Research findings highlight the important but variable contribution of both upriver and downriver habitats to English sole early life history.

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Confluence: Spring/Summer 2018

Confluence is a newsletter of Oregon Sea Grant. Articles feature the supported research and events of the program.

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Geomagnetic field influences upward movement of young Chinook salmon emerging from nests

Researchers show that the upward movement of young Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) emerging from gravel nests is influenced by the geomagnetic field.