Sea Grant Story Archive

A jumping worm wiggles on a white background.

Invasive jumping worms leap into Oregon

Oregon Sea Grant's Sam Chan says the worms eat more leaf litter than others

sign says native caught fresh fish

Now’s the time to buy salmon from Columbia River tribes; new video shows how

Video from Oregon Sea Grant and Extension offers tips on buying fish

beach grasses by ocean

2 nonnative beach grasses have hybridized in Oregon and Washington

Funded by Oregon Sea Grant, a study found that the hybrid is a first-generation blend

Riprap is stacked in front of buildings.

Development policies may affect Tillamook County’s flood, erosion risk more than climate

Funded partly by Oregon Sea Grant, researchers simulated flooding and erosion under various policy and climate scenarios

western pearlshell mussels in water

Mollusks in Oregon coast watersheds contain forestry pesticides, says study

Oregon Sea Grant funded the research on pesticides in oysters, estuarine clams and freshwater mussels

oyster shells in large baskets rest on the sand.

OSU receives grant to inform aquaculture investment in Oregon

Oregon Sea Grant is a partner on the project

A closeup view of the arms and suckers of a Giant Pacific octopus as it presses against an aquarium tank.

Screening criteria help aquariums assess health of giant Pacific octopuses

Oregon Sea Grant’s aquatic veterinarian helped create the evaluation criteria

Stacks of crab pots fill the deck of a fishing boat.

Oregon Sea Grant uses survey results to help seafood industry amid COVID-19

Survey found that business owners and managers wanted help reaching new markets

Oceanfront homes with boulders piled along the front to protect them from erosion.

Neighbors influence coastal landowners’ decisions to armor shorelines, study says

Oregon Sea Grant was one of the funders of the study

A whale flips its tail amid a red cloud of poop.

Whale poop gives insight into stress levels

Researchers use fecal samples to establish hormone baselines for stress and reproduction

Katherine Gwynn

OSU student recognized for plan to reduce energy, water use at Tofurky

Katherine Gwynn created the plan during an internship organized by Oregon Sea Grant and DEQ

jars of canned tuna

Learn to can tuna with new video

Video features tips from Oregon Sea Grant and OSU Extension