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homestories Marine Studies Initiative Student Research

A Market for Barnacles

Julia Bingham launches a study of barnacle biology and culture on the Oregon coast.

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Healthy People Marine Studies Initiative

Facing Cascadia

In Japan, nearly 20,000 people died in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The tragic aftermath struck home in the Pacific Northwest, which faces a similar risk from the Cascadia subduction zone. But we often forget the silver lining. In Japan, there were nearly 200,000 people in the inundation zones, so 90 percent of the people effectively evacuated those areas before the tsunamis arrived.

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Healthy Economy Marine Studies Initiative

Working Waterfront on Your Phone

In Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston, aka Oregon’s Bay Area, you can take a tour of the working waterfront, courtesy of Oregon Sea Grant.

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Healthy People Marine Studies Initiative

Making Art in Wild Places

Music student Ryan Zubieta listened to the sounds around him — water running over stones, branches clicking together, wind rattling the canopy — then recorded and edited them, finally converting them into a haunting piece of music that, he says, “retains the organic quality” of the original woodland sounds.

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Healthy Economy Innovation Marine Studies Initiative

Value-Added Scientist

Mark Whitham’s know-how is a sought-after commodity for small canners hoping to kick-start or upgrade their facilities.

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Healthy Economy Innovation Marine Studies Initiative

“They Never Tasted Fish Like This Before”

A Coos Bay entrepreneur teamed up with an Oregon Sea Grant seafood specialist to create a new business and local jobs.