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The visitor center's exhibits focus on marine species, marine research, and the coastal environment. [12] The visitor center offers public programs and tours and is open year-round. [13] Admission is by donation. [13] Live marine animals on display include a Giant Pacific octopus. [14] The octopus can be viewed remotely through the live HMSC ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA / ˈ n oʊ. ə / NOH-ə) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
A June 1990 aerial photo of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. Yaquina Bay (/ j ə ˈ k w ɪ n ə / yə-KWIN-ə) is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, OregonYaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km 2 (3.2 mi 2) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted with freshwater from the Yaquina River land drainage.
Marine weather forecasting is the process by which mariners and meteorological organizations attempt to forecast future weather conditions over the Earth's oceans. Mariners have had rules of thumb regarding the navigation around tropical cyclones for many years, dividing a storm into halves and sailing through the normally weaker and more ...
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1992, the facility sits on 23 acres (9.3 ha) along Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean. The aquarium was home to Keiko , the orca who starred in the movie Free Willy , from January 7, 1996, until September 9, 1998, when he was shipped to Vestmannaeyjar ...
Also in Tillamook, Oregon Highway 6 near the junction with Highway 101 remains closed due to high water. "A detour is available there as well," ODOT said. Landslide slows traffic north of Lincoln City
A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon's northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight.
During a 2002 July survey, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife found only dead fish and invertebrates in the normally productive fish habitat at Heceta Bank. The hypoxic, or O 2-deficient, zone that covered more than 700 km 2 between Newport and Heceta Head was believed to be the cause of the fish and invertebrate mortality. [27]