Sea Grant Story Archive

Student Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer explains his research while standing in front of a poster

Oregon Sea Grant awards $1.1 mln to researchers at OSU, UO and PSU

Research will include studying the effects of ocean acidification on Oregon pink shrimp and Dungeness crabs

plastics on beach

Oregon Sea Grant-funded researchers study drugs and plastics in water and shellfish

One researcher concluded that each day, 62 to 65 kilograms of an anti-diabetic drug reach the Pacific Ocean from the Columbia River

juvenile salmon

Study: Young salmon use Earth's magnetic field to emerge from gravel nests

Researchers ran a very low electric current through copper coils to control the magnetic field around the fish

Close up of person holding live Dungeness crab

Study: No need to alter Dungeness crab management based on genetic data

Funded by Oregon Sea Grant, researchers analyzed the DNA from over 7,000 Dungeness crabs

raw oyster on the half shell with lemon and fork

OSU gets 2 NOAA aquaculture grants to help oyster industry and marine fish hatcheries

Grants aim to reduce bacteria in oysters via probiotics and increase nutrition of live fish food

razor clams

Researchers look for microplastics in razor clams and oysters

Microplastics can attract chemicals, which might harm the organisms that eat them

2017 Summer Scholar Katie Gregory working in the field on the coast

Summer interns grow professionally

Supported by Oregon Sea Grant, interns were paired with mentors at state and federal agencies for 10 weeks.

Jenny East

Oregon Sea Grant tells boaters where to go when they have to go

Jenny East tells boaters where they can find floating restrooms, pump out their holding tanks or flush away the contents of their portable toilets.

Gooseneck barnacles grow on top of thatched barnacles.

UO study moves seafood industry closer to farming gooseneck barnacles

Juvenile gooseneck barnacles in a lab grew at rates comparable to those of their counterparts in the wild

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley recognizes Sea Grant Shop at the Dock program at a town hall meeting in Newport.

U.S. Sen. Merkley Recognizes Sea Grant's Shop at the Dock Program

"Thank you, Oregon Sea Grant! The Sea Grant program is a textbook example of a smart and targeted investment in local communities that helps create economic growth," U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley.

Joe Phillips, of fishing vessel Triggerfish, shows off an albacore tuna during a Shop at the Dock tour in Newport in 2016.

Tours in Newport and Warrenton show consumers how to buy in-season seafood

Free tours connect seafood lovers with commercial fishermen and fish markets

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.

Crabbers offer ideas on how to reduce injuries at sea

Ideas include ergonomic equipment and tips for novice crew members