April/May 2009

HMSCNewsletter of the Hatfield Currents Marine Science Center Community - Newport OR Hatfield researchers featured in Spring issue of Oregon Stater Tens of thousands of Oregon State University alumni will get a comprehensive look at the wide range of research that goes on at the HMSC when they open up the Spring 2009 issue of the Oregon Stater, the OSU Alumni Association’s magazine. The six-page spread, written by OSU alum Mark Floyd, Assistant Director of News and Communications Services on the main cam- pus in Corvallis, highlights the collaborative nature of research at the HMSC, profiling the interdisciplin- ary work of scientists like Bryan Black, who uses den- drochronological techniques to cross-date and verify accuracy of age data on both trees and fish, leading to some interesting findings on climate variations over long periods. The article also covers research collaborations between Jessica Miller and Chris Langdon on efforts to revive Oregon’s native oyster populations, and the work of Michael Banks and Gil Sylvia in cooperation Check out the article on HMSC in the Spring issue of Oregon Stater. Not an with commercial fishermen and hatcheries in Oregon OSU Alumni Association member? See the PDF version, accessible on the web at: www.osualum.com on genetic analysis and tracking of salmon and other key and commercially valuable fish species. The HMSC Currents newsletter is published 4-5 times a year. Your comments and submissions are welcomed! Deadline for next Agency Updates issue is June 8th Send to: [email protected] ODFW Marine Resources Program welcomes new leader Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials in Febru- to survey the distribution and abundance of bay clams in Coos ary named Caren E. Braby as the new manager for the Marine Bay. Resources Program headquartered in Newport. Braby arrived in Before joining ODFW about two years ago, Caren spent March to fill the position previously held by Patty Burke, who most of her time researching the physiology, genetics and ecol- managed the program from 2002 until she left last year. ogy of mussels in the Pacific. Research ventures took her to “I plan to work closely with Oregonians who are affected harbors and marinas looking for invasive mussels, as well as and regulated by our program,” Braby said. “I want to continue using both robotic and manned submersibles to search for deep- the collaborative approach that has been a hallmark of the MRP sea animals in the open ocean. In all of her work, Caren is most in developing regulatory options to meet new fishery constraints interested in how the physical environment of marine animals and challenges.” (such as temperature or salinity) affects where those animals The Marine Resources Program studies and manages Ore- are able to live. gon’s marine fish and mammals and the state’s saltwater fisheries. Caren completed her master’s degree at Moss Landing Most recently Caren served as the ODFW Shellfish Assessment Marine Laboratories in 1998 and earned her PhD from Stanford Project Leader in Coos Bay. She worked with a team of biologists continued on pg. 5 Business Office Briefs Benefits update for state employees... What you need to know about the new There is some interesting information in the latest PEBB News- structure of OSU Business Centers letter. One article is regarding help with Cobra premiums if you involuntarily lose your job and also an article explaining that the In response to President Ray’s call for a re-examination of Benefit Board has unanimously voted to self-insure the statewide how business activities can be improved to support OSU’s medical plan beginning in 2010. priority academic investments, the university has over the There is other helpful information in the Newsletter for those past year been moving towards the development of “business interested or concerned about their benefits. The PEBB Monthly centers” that cut across traditional departmental and college Newsletter, THE CONNECTION, is now available online through boundaries. One of those will be serving the business func- the PEBB website at: tions of the College of Agricultural Sciences and the HMSC. http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/PEBB/news/2009EEnewsletters/April09.shtml In an effort to ensure that design and implementation of the new business center is as open and transparent as possible, CAS Interim Dean Bill Boggess and HMSC Director George Boehlert requested that informational forums be held for Preparing for fiscal year end faculty and staff who have an interest and a stake in this par- The Fiscal Year End will be upon us very soon (June 30)! Please ticular business center. HMSC business manager Joel Colvin note that for any expense you may wish to post against this current and Jack Breen from CAS will host forums in Newport and Fiscal Year’s funds, the goods or services must be received by June Corvallis, along with a third “virtual forum” by videoconfer- 30, and the invoice must reach the Business Office for payment by ence for participation from branch Experiment Stations. July 14. Additionally, corrections to expenses posted during this This is your invitation to take part in the forum most conve- Fiscal Year (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) must be made by June nient for you. The format for each forum will be similar: 30th. If not corrected by then, they will be assumed correct, as we -- We will describe the design criteria within which we are will not be able to move or correct charges past that date. expected to work. -- We will provide information that will be key in making design decisions. -- We will then outline generally what this particular center might be like. -- With that as a foundation for our conversation, we will then News for OSU Faculty turn to forum participants to solicit further ideas or refinements for the design of a business center that meets our collective The Office of Sponsored Programs will be offering 3 work- needs. shops in May and June, designed primarily for faculty. -- Finally, we will outline a process for moving ahead with On May 7, Belinda Batten, Head of Engineering’s School of design and implementation. We expect the process will have Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, and Adam few large meetings, but instead will rely on “off-line” work by Schultz, Professor of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, will smaller groups of interested colleagues. We appreciate those present a Faculty Forum on grantsmanship. Both have served as who already have volunteered to assist; we will continue to program managers at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research solicit additional volunteers at the forums and likely will invite and the National Science Foundation, respectively. This session others specifically. will provide an excellent opportunity for your faculty to learn For more information, please contact Joel Colvin in the about research from the sponsoring agency side. The session will HMSC Business Office: [email protected] be held from 2-3:30pm in Memorial Union Room 211. On May 18, Patricia Hawk will present a Proposal Writing Basics course. This two-hour session is designed for faculty who Business Centers Forums Schedule are new to writing proposals for external support. It will share proposal writing as well as preparation techniques. This session May 7, Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon: Hatfield Marine Sci- will be held from 2:00-4:00pm in Memorial Union Room 211. ence Center, Newport. HMSC “Old Library” Since this session will have more extensive materials, registra-

tion will be required and will only be offered for 30 participants. May 13, Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m: Videoconference. Faculty can send an e-mail that will include their department (please contact Jack Breen by May 11 with your videocon- affiliation to [email protected] by May 14, 2009, to register ferencing information). for the session.

On June 1, Lin Reilly and Patricia Hawk will present an in- May 14, Thursday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m: Campus, Richardson troductory session on Export Controls. Export controls are not a 107 new requirement; this session will introduce our faculty to export controls. This session will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in Memo- rial Union Room 211.

Page 2 HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09 Academic Programs News Marine Biology students make the most of spring at the coast Follow the learning adventures of the Science Center by Itchung Ch- Spring term Marine Biology class students eung, the Academic Program on their blog at http://marinebio450.blog- Coordinator of the facility. spot.com This entry, from the first week Tuesday we had our first lec- of the term, conveys some of the enthusi- ture by BI450’s head professor asm these students bring to their learning Dr. Sally Hacker, then headed experience: directly to Cascade Head, just north of Lincoln City. This Spring is here, and with it a new class headland serves as a prime ex- of 450’ers has blown into Newport for ample of the many geological what some have called “the reason why processes and events we had formation and several types of coastal I chose OSU in the first place!!” Our just discussed in lecture that morning- dunes (see photo on blog) can all be seen great adventure started on Monday with beach deposition, rip tides, headland at a single glance! an orientation to the Hatfield Marine erosion (see photo on blog), estuary

Guin Library News Recent HMSC articles in Web of Science

TITLE: Properties of boundary-line release TITLE: Intraperitoneal implantation of life- TITLE: Zooplankton distribution and cross- criteria in North American tree species long telemetry transmitters in otariids shelf transfer of carbon in an area of Black, Bryan A.; Abrams, Marc D.; Rentch, Horning, Markus; Haulena, Martin; Tuomi, complex mesoscale circulation in the north- James S.; Gould, Peter J. Pamela A.; Mellish, Jo-Ann E. ern California Current ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE 66 (2): BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH 4: Art. Keister, J. E.; Peterson, W. T.; Pierce, S. D. Art. No. 205 MAR 2009 No. 51 DEC 10 2008 DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEAN- OGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS 56 (2): TITLE: Little population structuring and TITLE: New Zealand triplefin fishes (family 212-231 FEB 2009 recent evolution of the Pacific saury Tripterygiidae): contrasting population (Cololabis saira) as indicated by mitochon- structure and mtDNA diversity within a TITLE: Diving into old age: muscular senes- drial and nuclear DNA sequence data. marine species flock cence in a large-bodied, long-lived Chow, Seinen; Suzuki, Nobuaki; Brodeur, Hickey, Anthony J. R.; Lavery, Shane D.; mammal, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes Richard D.; Ueno, Yasuhiro Hannan, Danielle A.; Baker, C. Scott; Cle- weddellii) JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE ments, Kendall D. Hindle, Allyson G.; Horning, Markus; Mel- BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 369 (1): 17-21 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 18 (4): 680-696 lish, Jo-Ann E.; Lawler, John M. FEB 14 2009 FEB 2009 JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOL- OGY 212 (6): 790-796 MAR 15 2009 TITLE: Volcanic inflation measured in the TITLE: Nineteen novel microsatellite mark- caldera of Axial Seamount: Implications ers for the Olympia oyster, Ostrea con- TITLE: Delivering oxytetracycline to first- for magma supply and future eruptions chaphila/lurida feeding zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton), Nooner, Scott L.; Chadwick, William W., Jr. Stick, David A.; Langdon, Chris J.; Banks, and goby, Asterropteryx semipunctata Rup- GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEO- Michael A.; Camara, Mark D. pell, larvae using lipid spray beads SYSTEMS 10: Art. No. Q02002 FEB 3 2009 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES 9 Temple, E.; Langdon, C. (1): 153-155 JAN 2009 JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 32 (3): TITLE: Coupling Between the Coastal 279-292 MAR 2009 Ocean and Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Importance TITLE: Groundfish species associations with of Oceanic Inputs Relative to Other Nitrogen distinct oceanographic habitats in the TITLE: Sustainable energy from deep ocean Sources. Brown, Cheryl A.; Ozretich, Robert Northern California Current cold seeps J.Source: ESTUARIES AND COASTS 32 Jose Juan-Jorda, Maria; Barth, John A.; Nielsen, Mark E.; Reimers, Clare E.; White, (2): 219-237 MAR 2009 Clarke, M. E.; Wakefield, W. W. Helen K.; Sharma, Sonam; Girguis, Peter R. FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY 18 (1): ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1-19 2009 1 (5): 584-593 2008

HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09 New Books at Guin Library

The latest (April 8) list of new books at the Guin / HMSC Library has been posted to the Guin Library website at: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/guin/new-books and is available for you to browse. If you click on the call numbers, you can move into the library catalog and put holds on any desired material. When the books come off of the New Books Shelf in approximately three weeks, any requested items will be sent to you.

TITLE The coral reef of south Moloka’i, Hawai’i : portrait of a sediment-threatened TITLE Alaska SeaLife Center guide to TITLE Reading the story in DNA : a begin- fringing reef. marine life: for visitors, staff, and all marine ner’s guide to molecular evolution. AUTHOR Field, Michael E. life enthusiasts. AUTHOR Bromham, Lindell. CALL # GB465.H4 C67 2008 AUTHOR Uscian, John M. and Hansen, CALL # QP624 .B74 2008 Gayle I. TITLE Marine ornamental shrimp : biology, TITLE Expand your view : insights for pub- CALL # QH105.A4 U83 2006 CD aquaculture and conservation. lic communicators from behavioral research. AUTHOR Calado, Ricardo. AUTHOR Cone, Joe. TITLE A practical guide to ecological mod- CALL # SF458.O76 C35 2008 CALL # GC4 .ORESU O69 no.2008-006 elling : using R as a simulation platform. AUTHOR Soetaert, Karline and Herman, P. TITLE Sea cucumbers : a global review of TITLE The honest broker : making sense of M. J. (Peter M. J.) fisheries and trade. science in policy and politics. CALL # QH541.15.M3 S64 2009 AUTHOR Toral-Granda, Verónica; Lovatelli, AUTHOR Pielke, Roger A. Alessandro; and Vasconcellos, Marcelo. CALL # Q180.55.S62 P54 2007 TITLE The ecology of sandy shores. CALL # SH1 .F539 no.516 AUTHOR McLachlan, Anton and Brown, A. TITLE Missing data in longitudinal stud- C. (Alexander Claude) TITLE Alaska Fisheries Science Center es- ies : strategies for Bayesian modeling and CALL # QH541.5.S35 B76 2006 sential fish habitat data inventory. sensitivity analysis. AUTHOR McConnaughey, Robert A; Olson, AUTHOR Daniels, Michael Joseph and TITLE Biology of fishes. (3rd ed.) John V; and Sigler, Michael F. Hogan, Joseph W. AUTHOR Bone, Q. and Moore, Richard H. CALL # SH11.A5 N61 no.2009-01 CALL # QA276 .D3146 2008 CALL # QL615 .B674 2008 TITLE Fisheries management in Australia. TITLE FRET and FLIM techniques. TITLE Status of winter rearing habitat in AUTHOR McPhee, Daryl Peter. AUTHOR Gadella, T. W. J. (Theodorus W. four coho population units, 2007. CALL # SH317 .M37 2008 J.) AUTHOR Romer, Jeremy D; Anlauf, Kara CALL # QD415.5 .L3 v.33 Janaye; and Jones, Kim K. CALL # QL638.S2 R653 2008 TITLE Proceedings of the Northeast Pacific TITLE The algal bowl : overfertilization of Pink and Chum Salmon Workshop. the world’s freshwaters and estuaries. TITLE Guide to marine mammals of Alaska. AUTHOR Northeast Pacific Pink and Chum AUTHOR Schindler, David W. and Vallen- (3rd ed.) Salmon Workshop. tyne, John R. AUTHOR Wynne, Kate. CALL # SH346 .N871 2008 CALL # QH96.8.E9 S35 2008 CALL # QL713.2 .W95 2007

Visitor Center news and events Water Film Series concludes on Monday, May 11 The Lincoln Soil & Water Conserva- and political forces that brought about its tion District, Oregon Sea Grant, Hatfield- end, signaling a new era in the relation- Marine Science Center, and the Institute ship between people and nature. The his- for Water and Watersheds have been tory of the development of the Columbia sponsoring a community film series about for industry and commerce is conveyed water. through archival film footage from the The final film of the Water Film Bonneville Power Administration, the Series is entitled “Celilo Falls and the Oregon Historical Society, and other Remaking of the Columbia River.” sources. Joe Cone, the producer of the Through a combination of rare historic film, will lead a follow-up discussion. films and photographs, this film provides All showings are free and open to the a glimpse of the life at Celilo as it once public. The film begins at 6pm in the was and considers the cultural, social, Hennings Auditorium. Page 4 HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09 Personnel News and Notes

New ODFW MRP leader continued from pg. 1 David Sampson moves to University in 2004, where her disserta- ship with the Monterey Bay Aquarium tion involved the physiological ecology Research Institute studying shellfish larval northern Italy for two years of native and invasive blue mussels. After dispersal and taught at the Oregon Institute This month, David Sampson begins a receiving her PhD, Caren held a fellow- of Marine Biology. two-year leave of absence from the OSU Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station to work as a Senior Fisheries Scientist for Guin Library’s Susan Gilmont receives statewide honor the European Commission’s Joint Research At the annual conference of the Ms Gilmont is a Library Technician at the Center (JRC) in Ispra, northern Italy. He Oregon Library Association, last week, OSU’s Guin Library located at the Hatfield Susan R. Gilmont, a 30 year employee Marine Science Center. She does a bit of of the OSU Libraries received the 2009 everything –maintaining accurate records OLA Employee of the Year. Her col- of the collection, identifying materials for leagues from libraries throughout the state digitization, supervising of high school student workers, and assisting users with reference questions and use of the collec- tion. Her eclectic and broad knowledge of literature and science serve her well as she addresses the needs of the library and its users. Susan’s supervisor, Janet Webster, observed, “our profession is only as good as those who are active in it. If we do not The Joint Research Center and the village of Ispra, share our expertise and passion, then the on the shores of Lako Maggiore in northern Italy. library profession will quietly fade.” Ms Gilmont understands that however chal- will be in the Maritime Affairs Unit, within lenging it may be, being part of the greater the Institute for the Protection and Security nominated her in recognition of her work library community brings value to herself, of the Citizen, as part of a multi-disci- promoting the roles and responsibilities the library she works in, and the people plinary team of scientists working on the of library support staff. “Library support she serves. FISHREG action (Fisheries and Regula- staff are the backbone of this state’s great The OSU Libraries is proud to have tions), which broadly aims to understand libraries,” Ms Gilmont stated in her accep- yet another of our library staff recognized how activities of fishermen are influenced tance remarks. She has been very active in by the Oregon Library Association as by fishery management actions. David’s the OLA Support Staff Division currently outstanding members of the library com- wife Nicky and children Jessica and Daniel serving as chair-elect. munity. will join him in June, after the close of Ms Gilmont also commented of her the school year. They will initially stay in pride in working for OSU Libraries and And of course, I’m proud to have Susan as an apartment at the Joint Research Center feeling part of a very successful service. a co-worker at the Guin Library. -Janet facility. Patty Burke moves from state to federal fisheries management role Patty Burke is the new Program Man- development. From 2002 through the end of 2008, ager for the Fishery Resource Analysis and Patty headed the Marine Resources Program Monitoring (FRAM) Division at the North- for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife west Fisheries Science Center. Patty heads (also at HMSC). That program had a $13 million FRAM’s Groundfish Monitoring Program, biennial budget to oversee and manage the State’s which oversees the Acoustics Survey, Habitat/ marine fish and wildlife resources. She served Conservation Engineering, Observer, and as ODFW’s representative on the Oregon Ocean Groundfish Survey Teams. Although Patty Policy Advisory Council in the Governor’s Marine is stationed in Newport, she oversees staff Cabinet and served as Oregon’s representative on located in several coastal offices as well as the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Newport and Seattle. It’s a bit of a challenge, Patty has also directed other natural resources but Patty’s experience includes managing de- programs including serving as the environmen- centralized resource management programs. tal program director of the Mille Lacs Band of Patty has 20 years of state and Tribal gov- Patty with ODFW commissioner, Jon En- Ojibwe Indians, legislative director of the Minne- ernment and private sector experience in natu- glund, aboard the F/V Miss Raven. They sota Department of Natural Resources, and water ral resources program management and policy were on a black rockfish pit-tagging proj- ect with the commissioner in June 2007. HMSC Currents Personnel News and Notes - continued Greg’s knowledge and exper- tise in working with members of quality division director for the Minnesota Pollution Control industry and regional management Agency. Patty also created a curriculum and taught a course councils, as well as his experience entitled “Natural Resource Policy” at the University of Min- with the waters off Oregon will nesota. Patty received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Zoology/marine serve him, and ODFW, well in his fishery genetics/ at the University of New Hampshire. new position. Despite her programmatic qualifications, Patty considers When Greg isn’t at work he en- her strength to be a “collaborative management style,” as she joys surfing, sailing and a variety of likes to call it. Simply put, Patty’s got a knack for teambuild- other outdoor activities if he can find ing and is committed to reaching out to partners, stakeholders time. His three young boys, Ronan, and ordinary citizens in the education and implementation of Nikolai and Merak keep both he and marine management policies. his wife Vicki quite busy. Patty loves the outdoors. She kayaks and is, purportedly, a struggling fly fisher. And can anyone guess that Patty is a pas- sionate dog lover, too? Elizabeth Kusel works with Dave Mellinger in the Bioacous- tics group, currently doing sound propagation modeling for detec- Chao Chen is a new Ph.D. student in the lab of USDA tion and density estimation of marine mammals, such as beaked geneticist Mark Camara. Chao was born in Weihai, a city on whales, and minke whales. She is interested in sound propagation the northeast coast of China, located on the tip of Shandong in general, both acoustic and seismic waves, the applications of Peninsula. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology Science sound to study the earth especially the ocean environment. from Ocean University of China and is now in Oregon work- Elizabeth was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her father was ing towards a Ph.D in Animal Sciences. His first project at a Navy Officer so the family moved around a number of times HMSC is mapping when she was a child. Besides Rio de Janerio other places she genes that relate to has lived include; the Brazilian capital Brasilia, Manaus in the summer mortality Amazon, and two years in Japan. in Pacific oyster Her bachelor’s degree was in Oceanography at the Universi- in hopes of better dade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Students in this major had understanding their to study biology, chemistry, geology and physics and, in order regulatory elements. to graduate, choose Chao enjoys an area and write a playing badminton, “thesis”. Elizabeth table tennis and wanted to study ocean computer games. acoustics and wrote Not surprisingly, her final project on he loves Chinese geoacoustic modeling. cuisine and says he She met one of her misses the foods from his home region. He hasn’t said which future PhD advisers in local restaurant menu is his favorite, but would probably be Brazil during a Brazil- glad to offer up a recommendation. ian Navy workshop on Chao enjoys living in Newport, which he likens to a “sum- underwater acoustics. mer resort”, albeit one with a lot of rain. That’s OK, he says, It was this contact that as “it makes me appreciate sunshine more.” Since arriving in eventually lead Elizabeth to come to the US for a PhD in applied Oregon, he is finding more time for walking, riding, and other math to ocean acoustics. Even though she has a higher degree in outdoor activities. math she considers herself an oceanographer since that is her true passion. Prior coming to HMSC Elizabeth spent almost 2 years Greg Krutzikowsky began working with ODFW’s Marine working at Northeastern University in Boston with Dr. Purnima Resources Program in January as the Nearshore and Coastal Ratilal at the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Pelagic Fisheries Project Leader. His duties include nearshore Even though Elizabeth is a big city person she appreciates what commercial and coastal pelagic fisheries, supervision of the this area has to offer; the ocean and beautiful coastline, friendly black rockfish PIT tagging project, and implementation of the people, and outdoor activities. She used to row the Charles River Oregon Nearshore Strategy. He replaces Brett Wiedoff. in Boston and may learn to surf or kite surf as a replacement. Her Over the past 25 years, Greg’s work in marine science other interests include travel, photography, cooking, has taken him from the Eastern Tropical Pacific to the Arctic and having a beer with friends! Even though she can’t have pets Ocean. He is well known to many Hatfielders from his years where she’s living now, she would love to have a dog. Eliza- here in Newport working at OSU before moving to the East beth looks forward to visits with her family from Brazil and US Coast to work as Director of the Whale Disentanglement Pro- friends who are mainly on the East Coast. gram at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.

Page 6 HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09 HMSC Happenings

HMSC Soup Kitchen sets a new The Soup Kitchen Cooks Hall of Fame: (numbers signify how many times cooked, if more than once) record for giving • Anjanette Baker (2) • Renee Gibb The Winter to Spring transition at HMSC is always • Becka Baldwin • Sara Heimlich made a little brighter with the annual soup kitchen • Bryan Black • Claudia Hollatz fundraiser, organized this year by Candace Rogers. • Arthur Black • Karolin Klinck (3) And what a year it was for soups, treats, and money • Deb Boylen • Elizabeth Kusel (3) raised for a good cause! Starting in February and • Ric & Linda Brodeur • Kristina McCann-Grosvenor (2) rolling right through March, the weekly soup kitchens • John Chapman • Crystal Rink consistently brought in over $100 per week, accumu- • Monita & Jeff Cheever • Candace Rogers (2) lating by the end of March a grand total of...... (drum • Itchung Cheung • Shawn Rowe roll please)...... $1,169.00. • Maureen Collson • Julie Scheurer Thanks go of course to all of the cooks who contrib- • Louise Copeman • Tracy Shaw (6) uted their time and best recipes for soups and baked • Allen Cramer • Mara Spencer goods, but also the eaters and those that put extra • Elizabeth Daly • Taoist Tai Chi Cooks money in the jar beyond their lunch cost or donated • Ruth DiMaria • Lou Taylor (2) even though they couldn’t attend! This has been a great • Brett Dumbauld • Londi Tomaro year for participation & enthusiasm. • Ana Maria Esparza Smith • Tom Wainwright • Leah Feinberg • Laurie Weitkamp (2) • Cara Fritz • Sheri Woods (2)

All Soup Kitchen proceeds donated to:

Lincoln County Food Share director Nancy Smith (right) accepts HMSC recognizes dedication of mentors the proceeds from HMSC’s 2009 Soup Kitchen, organized by Candace Rogers of the HMSC Director’s Office.

What’s cookin’ in the HMSC neighborhood

In case you haven’t heard... the cafe in the lobby of the Oregon Coast Aquarium is now be- ing operated by Local Ocean Seafood (same as bayfront restaurant). To facilitate HMSC personnel going to the restaurant for lunch, the Aquarium admissions staff have been instructed to allow Cliff Ryer (NOAA AFSC) and Mchael researchers. Pictured above are Ryer and HMSC staff inside for that purpose -- but not “free Banks (CIMRS/ COMES) were recog- Banks, along with Mattias Johansson (of nized in April as recipients of the HMSC Banks’ Marine Fisheries Genetics Lab) admission” to the aquarium’s other attractions. Undergraduate Mentoring Award for and HMSC Director George Boehlert at Also, Local Ocean will take 10% off the bill if their efforts to mentor and foster a lab- the presentation of the awards during a you mention that you are from HMSC. wide support system for undergraduate recent coffee hour in the staff lounge.

HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09 HMSC Happenings - continued Problem of plastics in Pacific gyre “garbage patch”. Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean the ocean highlighted at Other presenters at the event included Health to deal with the problem of marine Kim Raum-Suryan of OSU’s Marine debris, while Gretchen Ammerman, recy- public event Mammal Institute, who discussed her cling coordinator for the North Lincoln Sanitary Service, discussed the supply side On April 27, the HMSC hosted “Syn- research on Steller sea lions’ entanglement of the problem. Ammerman presented thetic Sea,” an educational event designed with plastic bands, monofilament line, and data showing how little of the volume of to increase public awareness of the grow- other discarded fishing gear. Oregon Sea plastics in the solid waste stream actually ing problem of discarded plastics and Grant extension specialist Jeff Feldner get recycled, and encouraged consumers other marine debris polluting the world’s addressed planning efforts under the West to look for alternatives. oceans. Over 85 people attend- Synthetic Sea was ed the Monday night event, hear- organized by the Surfrider ing from a panel of presenters Foundation, in collaboration including Anna Cummins and with The Friends of HMSC, Marcus Eriksen, two research- Oregon Coast Aquarium, ers from the Algalita Marine Oregon Sea Grant, and the Research Foundation currently CoastWatch program of the on a 15-city bicycle tour from Oregon Shores Conservation British Columbia to the US- Coalition. All of the pro- Mexico border raising awareness gram sponsors had informa- about the plastic debris plaguing tional table displays set up the ocean. The pair’s 2000-mile during the event, promoting “Junk Ride” is a follow-up to plastics reduction strategies. last year’s “Junk Raft” ocean voyage from Long Beach, CA to Hawaii, via the infamous North

News from Hatfield Students Organization The Hatfield Student Organization (HsO) has two different t-shirt designs (see below) available for purchase. Wave and Coffee shirts are available in short sleeve for $12 (sizes range from S to 2XL). Wave shirt only available in long- sleeve shirts for $18 (sizes range from S to 2XL). The short sleeve wave design shirts can be purchased at the HMSC bookstore. A few black wave design shirts are also available in short sleeve in women sizes (XS to M). They are $12 and can be purchased along with the long sleeve wave and coffee shirts via HsO students (Contact either Becka Baldwin or Mattias Johansson). Design #2 (Doughnut): Coffee and donut HsO members are busy this spring on front and poem on the back. Shirt color: planning for activities that include: The either red or brown shirt, with white text Newport Sprint Triathlon (May) and the Design #1 (Wave): Octopus logo on front and image. Student Scholar Exchange with graduate and wave design on back. Shirt color: students from OIMB (Charleston, OR). either blue or back shirt, with white text This year HsO is hosting the event at and image. HMSC in May. Page 8 HMSC Currents Apr.-May ‘09