Hatfield Marine Science Center

Read about OSU President Ed Ray's decision on the siting of the Marine Studies Initiative Building in Newport.

Click for links to films from the HMSC Film Fest and for upcoming events including Science on Tap.
OSU Marine Studies Initiative video, website, and strategic plan.
Hatfield Marine Science Center—Fifty Years of Discovery and more on HMSC history.

HMSC News

El Nio, Pacific Decadal Oscillation implicated in domoic acid shellfish toxicity

Jan 9, 2017

Researchers today reported a strong correlation between toxic levels of domoic acid in shellfish and the warm-water ocean conditions orchestrated by two powerful forces El Nio events and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation.… Read full story.

New tag revolutionizes whale research - and makes them partners in science

Dec 22, 2016

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Wave energy center receives $40 million to construct worlds premier test facility

Dec 21, 2016

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New study: Weakening of North Atlantic current can be prevented by reducing carbon emissions

Dec 14, 2016

A new study suggests continued melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet could weaken the system of currents that keep northern Europe and northern America temperate.… Read full story.

New, complex call recorded in Mariana Trench believed to be from baleen whale

Dec 14, 2016

A sound in the Mariana Trench notable for its complexity and wide frequency range likely represents the discovery of a new baleen whale call.… Read full story.