2019

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

2018

Students deploy equipment
Confluence is a newsletter of Oregon Sea Grant. Articles feature the supported research and events of the program.
juvenile salmon
Researchers show that the upward movement of young Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) emerging from gravel nests is influenced by the geomagnetic field.

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