Oregon Sea Grant

06/18/2026

Are you passionate about making science accessible and engaging for wide-ranging audiences?

Oregon Sea Grant seeks a Strategic Communications Lead to enhance and support our programs for internal and external audiences. This role will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating communications, blending strategic leadership with hands-on content development to effectively achieve our program goals. This position oversees and directly contributes to the creation, writing, editing, and production of engaging content across our print and digital platforms, working collaboratively with leadership and other program staff.

Full consideration date: 7/13/26
Closing date: 07/23/2026

Full position description and application information: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/181216

06/15/2026

We loved it so much we thought we’d come back! Come see us again at the Newport Farmers Market. We will be sharing info about marine debris and Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center exhibits.

This Saturday June 20th, we welcome back Cait Goodwin with Hatfield Marine Science Center to our Community Booth! She will be sharing information about Marine Debris at the Newport Farmers Market from 9-1pm.

06/10/2026

Want to learn more about Oregon's commercial fishing industry and where your seafood comes from? Oregon Sea Grant's Discover Oregon Seafood Tours will be stopping in Port Orford on July 10 and August 15, 2026.

These free, 90-minute dockside tours give participants the opportunity to:
✔️ Learn what makes each Oregon port unique
✔️ Meet members of Oregon's fishing fleet
✔️ Learn about the seafood landed in Oregon and the gear used to harvest it
✔️ Discover how to buy fresh local seafood directly from the source

Whether you're a local resident or visiting the coast, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the people and fisheries that support Oregon's coastal communities.

🎟️ Tours are free, but registration is required.

📧 For questions or accommodation requests, please contact [email protected].

The tours are coordinated by Oregon Sea Grant , with support from Oregon State University and NOAA Fisheries.

06/10/2026

Our newest impact story explores the many ways we connect Oregonians to their local seafood. One of those efforts is our Shop at the Dock & Discover Oregon Seafood tours, which bring people face-to-face with the people, places, and practices behind Oregon’s seafood industry.

Are you ready to meet your local seafood? Summer 2026 tours begin this month!

Read the full story and register for an upcoming tour near you at https://bit.ly/DockTours

Port of Newport
Discover Newport Oregon
The Oregon Coast
Port of Garibaldi
Discover Wi******er Bay
Discover Charleston Oregon
Port of Port Orford
Southern Oregon Coast

06/08/2026

In honor of , join Oregon Sea Grant’s Neil Richmond Scholar, Grace Trewatha, on a tide pool tour!

📍South Cove tide pools, Cape Arago State Park

06/08/2026

What do gray whales, kelp forests, and the Oregon coast have in common?

OPB joined Oregon State University field researchers from the GEMM Lab and Marine Mammal Institute (based at OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center) in Port Orford to document Dr. Leigh Torres' long-running gray whale research project. Torres, Oregon Sea Grant's Marine Mammal Extension Specialist, and her team are studying the gray whales that spend their summers along the Oregon coast and exploring their connection to kelp ecosystems.

Catch the Oregon Field Guide story on PBS on June 18 at 8:30 p.m. PT, or watch online now: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/08/gray-whales-oregon-coast-connection-migration-kelp/

National Sea Grant College Program

06/04/2026

Happy International Seaweed Day! 🌿

Oregon allows recreational seaweed harvesting, making it easy to explore one of the coast’s most unique edible resources. Swipe through for harvesting tips, regulations, and more ways to bring seaweed from the shore to your kitchen.

Rules and regulations: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=311378

Discover West Coast Seafood: https://bit.ly/4eWXxnb