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Healthy Planet Marine Studies Initiative

OSU Opens Port Orford Field Station

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date May 19, 2016

Students, divers, and scientists can explore the spectacular waters of the southern Oregon coast through a new Oregon State University field station in Port Orford. An outgrowth of efforts to support research at the nearby Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve, the station provides space for experiments and classes as well as a fill station for scuba tanks.

Tags Port Orford, Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve, Scientific Diving, Tom Calvanese

Earth Healthy Economy Healthy Planet Marine Studies Initiative Student Research

Lines in the Water

As fishermen, scientists and coastal communities spar over Oregon’s system of marine reserves, OSU researchers and their partners are developing the science. One of their first testing grounds is Port Orford’s Redfish Rocks.