Marine Studies Initiative

• Pernot Microbiology Summer Camp to Visit and Engage with Scientists and Stakeholders at Hatfield Marine Station- Rebecca Vega Thurber
• Enhancing Student Engagement in Marine Studies Through Coastal Experiences- Francis Chan

• Researching to improve our ability to forecast landings based on pre-season crab surveys, improving the economic health of the fishery- Will White, Sarah Henkel, and Francis Chan

• Understanding crab movement in varied habitats and how it relates to food availability- Sarah Henkel

OSU Provost MSI faculty hire- Marine Evolutionary Systems Biologist, Felipe Barreto 

MSI partner faculty hire- Benthic Ecologist, Sarah Henkel

Courses at the Coast:

• Introduction to Marine Life in the Sea: Marine Habitats (BI 111)

• Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems (BI 353)

• Marine and Estuarine Invertebrate Biology (Z 461)

• Looking through the lens: Combing community science and photography to gain insight on the diets of tufted puffins and other marine birds on the Oregon Coast- Rachael Orben
• Incorporating Indigenous Youth into Knowledge of Apex Predator Ecology- Jessica Shulte

• Researching to improve our ability to forecast landings based on pre-season crab surveys, improving the economic health of the fishery- Will White, Sarah Henkel, and Francis Chan

• Observing the presence of harmful algae on Heceta Bank, Oregon and its relation with domoic acid- Xiuning Du

OSU Provost MSI faculty hire- Marine and Coastal Economics and Ecosystems, Steve Dundas

MSI partner faculty hire:

• Marine Pollution, Susanne Brander

• Shark Ecologist, Taylor Chapple

• Cetacean Ecologist, Mauricio Cantor

• Cetacean Ecologist, Kate Stafford 

Courses at the Coast:

• Seminar: Marine Science (FW 407)

• Natural History of Whales and Whaling (FW 419)

• Coastal Ecology and Resource Management (FW 426/526)

• Marine Conservation Biology (FW 464)

• Methods in Physiology and Behavior of Marine Megafauna (FW 469/569)

• Introduction to Marine Life in the Sea: Marine Birds and Mammals (FW 113)

• Biology and Conservation of Marine Mammals (FW 302)

• Phycology (BOT 417/517)

• Food From the Sea (FW 324)

• Field Techniques for Marine Mammal Conservation (FW 301)

• Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Birds (FW 331)

• Special Topics: Creative Coast (ART 399/499/599)
• Special topics: ST/ Gyotaku & the Changing Coast (ART 199/399)

• Oregon Coast Math Camp ( OC 515)
• Observing Climate (ATS 295)
• Introduction to Field Oceanography- SEA (OC 296)
• Oceanography (OC 201)
• Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography (OC 433/533)
• Biological Oceanography (OC 340)

• Dulse 
• FishPeople 
• Local Ocean

• Sensors in the Wild: Oceans

Eder Family Dungeness Crab Research Fund: Building capacity for fishermen first aid safety training- Laurel Kincl and Viktor Bovbjerg