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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015
Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates 50 years today
NEWPORT — The Hatfield
Marine Science Center will
hold its annual Marine Science
Day today, April 11, commem-
orating the 50th anniversary of
this unique Oregon State
University facility.
Dedicated in 1965, the center
has become an integral part of
coastal development, educa-
tion, research, tourism and eco-
nomics.
Marine Science Day runs
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
center, located southeast of the
Highway 101 Bridge over
Yaquina Bay in Newport.
“Marine Science Day is how
we give back to the coastal,
statewide and international
communities we serve, but it is
also a way to honor the past and
celebrate the future in this, our
50th year,” said Bob Cowen,
director of the center. “We will
have many of our former facul-
ty, staff and students at HMSC
for a reunion that weekend,
which will be very meaningful.
“We will get to see the shoul-
ders we are standing on and
harness 50 years of momentum
as we look to the future,” he
added.
Marine Science Day, which
is free and open to the public,
will also feature special
exhibits about OSU’s new
Marine Studies Initiative,
which calls for OSU to host
500 students-in-residence at the
Oregon coast by the year 2025
for a new, highly experiential
undergraduate and graduate
program in marine studies.
Oregon State is raising funds
for a new teaching and research
facility on the Hatfield Marine
Science Center campus.
Among the events during
Marine Science Day are:
• Interactive displays by
researchers from Oregon State
and its federal and state govern-
ment agency partners
• Demonstrations from the
OSU acoustics research group,
where you will be able to “see”
your voice on a spectrogram
• An opportunity to become
a citizen scientist and learn how
to monitor sea star wasting dis-
ease with researchers from
PISCO — the Partnership for
Interdisciplinary Studies of
Coastal Oceans
• Tidal touch pools with the
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife’s shellfish program
• Tours of the OSU animal
husbandry program and the
Oregon Coast Community
College aquarium science pro-
gram.
Several research groups at
HMSC will offer unprecedent-
ed access to their studies, facil-
ities and instruments during the
event.
In addition to a see-your-
voice exhibit, the acoustics
group will have a display with a
large hydrophone and sub-
woofers so participants can
hears actual sounds from the
ocean.
The Earth-Ocean interac-
tions program will show video
of undersea volcanoes and
hydrothermal vents.
The Plankton Portal program
will show beautiful, fascinating
images of plankton as part of a
major international initiative to
learn more about these small
marine creatures.
OSU’s Marine Mammal
Institute will help participants
identify whales through binoc-
ulars, and the Molluscan
Broodstock program will show
its oyster and seaweed research
projects.
Marine Science Day events:
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Open
house and tours of the Hatfield
Marine Science Center, hosted
by Oregon Sea Grant and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. —
“Pumped up for Pinnipeds,” an
presentation in the Visitor’s
Center Auditorium by the
Oregon Coast Aquarium for
children and others interested
in seals and sea lions
• 1 p.m. — A feeding of the
octopus in the HMSC Visitors
Center
• 3 to 4 p.m. — “Buy a Fish,
Save a Tree,” a presentation in
the Visitor’s Center Auditorium
by Tim Miller-Morgan of OSU
on fish health management and
sustainable ornamental fish-
eries.
More information on Marine
Science Day can be found at
www.hmsc.oregonstate.edu/ma
rinescienceday.
Spring is here, and summer
will be here before we know it
and in the coming weeks more
people will be pulling out their
boats from winter storage in
preparation for launch in the
waters of this state.
Here are suggestions which
can contribute to your safety
and add to your boating pleas-
ure:
• Know the legal require-
ments for your size vessel.
Safety equipment must be
accessible and in working con-
dition.
• Wear your life jackets.
Eighty-five percent of the boat-
ing fatalities could be avoided
by wearing a personal floata-
tion device. Remember: It can’t
save your life if you don’t wear
it.
• Have children and non-
swimmers wear a personal
floatation device. Each device
should be of suitable size for
the intended wearer and fit
securely.
Ninety percent of those who
die in boating accidents drown.
• Be prepared and carry extra
equipment such as a bailer
(bucket), anchor, first-aid kit,
visual distress signal, tool kit,
flashlight with extra batteries,
and a cell phone.
• Don’t over load your boat.
Follow the recommendations
on the capacity plate of your
boat.
• Capsizing, sinking and
falling overboard account for
70 percent of boating fatalities.
• If your boat should capsize,
your best chance for survival
and rescue is to stay with the
boat. Pull as much of your body
out of the water as possible to
preserve body warmth.
• Hypothermia can be a
killer; keep your body dry and
warm as possible.
• It is illegal to operate any
boat while under the influence
of alcohol or other drugs. Use
the designated driver concept; a
sober skipper is a must.
• Stressors such as exposure
to sun, wind, cold water, vibra-
tion, noise and alcohol all affect
your ability to react.
• Don’t run out of fuel.
Practice the 1/3 rule: 1/3 for
trip, 1/3 for return and 1/3 for
spare.
• Fuel vapors are heavier
then air and collect in the bilge.
Never fill gasoline cans in the
boat.
• When anchoring, use a line
that is several times longer than
the depth of the water and
never anchor by the stern.
• File a float plan. Let some-
one know where you're boating
and when you’ll be back.
• You’re responsible for
damage or injury caused by
your wake. Exercise caution
around other boaters and docks.
• As of January 2009, all per-
sons operating a motor boat
greater than 10 horsepower are
required to carry a Boater
Education Card.
The card shows that the
operator has passed an
approved boater education
course or equivalency exam.
For more information on
Boating in Oregon, people are
encouraged to pick up the
Oregon Boaters Handbook
available at your county sher-
iff’s office, or online at the
Oregon State Marine Board
website at www.boatoregon
.com
— Lincoln County Sheriffs
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