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Oregon State University wave energy test site reaches licensing milestone

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Apr 23, 2018
Culminating five years of work, Oregon State University has submitted a 1,000-page plan that outlines construction and operation details of a wave energy test site off the Oregon coast, along with measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate any potential environmental effects. The project is designed to allow commercial wave energy developers the opportunity to test different technologies for harnessing the untapped energy of ocean waves. … Read full story.
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Researchers use environmental DNA to identify killer whales in Puget Sound

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Apr 19, 2018
When endangered killer whales swim through the sheltered waters of Puget Sound, they leave behind traces of environmental DNA that researchers can detect as much as two hours later, a new study has found. … Read full story.
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Oregons new gray whale license plate closer to reality after 3,000th voucher sold

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Apr 19, 2018
It appears that Oregon will have a new license plate with the image of a gray whale mother and her calf after the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute sold its 3,000th voucher for the plates earlier this week. … Read full story.
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Talk on whale entanglement set Sunday, April 15, at Hatfield Marine Science Center

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Apr 11, 2018
Doug Sandilands will give a free public talk this Sunday, April 15, on Large Whale Entanglement in Pacific Northwest Fishing Gear. … Read full story.
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Study finds human and animal foragers respond in similar ways to change

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Apr 3, 2018
The way that animal predators work either independently or cooperatively in nature can also explain how human foragers such as fishermen will behave, a new study suggests … Read full story.

Terra Stories

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Towing the Line

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Feb 2, 2018

The Pacific Ocean west of Newport is among the most well studied seas on the planet. It still has secrets to tell.

Marine Studies Initiative on Track

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Oct 4, 2017

Fisheries, ocean acidification on the research agenda

The Whales of Baja

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May 11, 2017

Inspired science for the long haul

Raising Coral

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May 10, 2017

Breeding corals could lead to more resilient reefs

El Arrecife Heroico

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Feb 15, 2017

Los corales del Varadero han soportado quinientos aos de conflicto humano, pero puede que no sobrevivan el frgil proceso de paz de Colombia

The Heroic Reef

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Jan 18, 2017

The corals of Varadero have endured five hundred years of human conflict, but they may not survive Colombias fragile peace.

Altered Arctic

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Jan 17, 2017

As the ice recedes, scientists seek signs of life in warming seas

Ripples Upon Ripples

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Nov 18, 2016

Engineers use sensors and software to refine wave-energy systems

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