Redfish Rocks Community Team

09/04/2025

Come learn the latest on the Sunflower Sea Star and how the Oregon Kelp Alliance is working to recover their populations AND restore Oregon's kelp forests 🌟

Join us tomorrow for another exciting presentation from our summer students! Talia LaForte and Katie Rumsey have been working with and on some very exciting research on the Sunflower Sea Star, so come learn all about how these stars are doing and how they can help us recover kelp forests here in Oregon 🌟🌿

🗓️ Friday, September 5th at 5 pm
📍OSU Port Orford Field Station, 444 Jackson St, Port Orford

08/13/2025

08/07/2025

Catch some of the last good low tides of the summer with us this weekend! We'll be hosting guided tours to some amazing tidepools at Battle Rock Beach Saturday - Monday this week 🌟

Sign up for a tour using the link below and come explore Oregon's unique ocean life 🌊💙

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/redfish-rocks-community-team-113002199781

P.S. our tours are free!

08/02/2025

Happy Marine Protected Area (MPA) day!! Marine Protected Area is a term used globally to describe areas of the ocean that have been designated to conserve natural resources, ecosystems, and/or culural heritage. Not all MPAs are alike, and here in Port Orford we have 4 unique marine areas that have designated for conservation. We are proud to support the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve, Redfish Rocks Marine Protected Area, Cape Blanco Marine Research Area, and Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area 🌊

Didn't know about all of these sites? Well don't worry, we'll continue celebrating MPA day throughout the week and let you know about all the unique characteristics of these sites and their different designation 🤙

Photos:
1: Researcher with Oregon State University's Menge Lab studying mussel beds at Cape Blanco
2: Captain Aaron McKenzie of the F/V Lynoma taking researchers with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Marine Reserve Program out to study the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve
3: Students from Pacific High School at Blacklock Point looking out for seals during a field trip with Oregon Shores
4: Divers with Reef Check Oregon wrapping up a dive at the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve
5: Sunrise at Redfish Rocks with South Coast Tours LLC

07/23/2025

Don't miss out on another great weekend of tidepooling!

07/07/2025

Come tidepooling with us this month!

We have launched our July schedule for guided tidepools tour at Battle Rock Beach. Come explore our amazingly diverse and unique tidepools with an expert guide who can tell you all about our ocean critters & what we can do to help protect them⭐🌊

Sign-up for a tour here: tinyurl.com/redfish-tidepools! P.S. our tours are free & great for all ages ;)

06/26/2025

We're launching a brand new Tidepool Tour program in Port Orford ✨

Join us on a guided tour down to the tidepools at Battle Rock Beach to discover Oregon's diverse marine life! Our Tidepool Tour Guides will teach you all about Oregon's tidepools, marine reserves & other ocean conservation initiatives, and how to be an ocean steward during a 1-hour tour. Tours will be offered every other week for the rest of the summer, stayed tuned for more dates!

Sign up for a tour here: eventbrite.com/o/redfish-rocks-community-team-113002199781

Special thanks to The Oregon Coast for supporting this program and to Cape Perpetua Collaborative, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, and Friends of Otter Rock for the inspiration to start our own Tidepool Program!!

06/24/2025

We 🫶 community science! Stay tuned for opportunities to conduct science with us this summer 🤓🧪🌊

06/23/2025

We are so excited to see the Port Orford Seafood Market happening this week! Head down to the dock here in Port Orford to buy fresh, sustainably-caught fish directly from the boat 🐟

Ready to stock up on fresh seafood for the summer? Now is your chance to buy fresh fish straight off the boat at the Port of Port Orford! Port Orford Fishermen are organizing a Seafood Market Friday, June 27 - Saturday, June 28 from 10 am - 6 pm while supplies last. Look for the F/V Crystal Sea, F/V Fantasy, F/V Lacie Belle, and F/V Lynoma at the dock who will be selling fresh Halibut, Crab, Rockfish, Lingcod, and Black Cod.

Fish will be sold whole and are priced per pound. Fish will be fileted for you upon request, all you need to bring with you is a cooler for transport. Don't miss out on an opportunity to buy fresh, never frozen seafood and support your local fishermen!

Be sure to follow our page for updates on what fish is available & who is selling it 🎣

04/24/2025

Show some support for Oregon Sea Grant! Sea Grant is an essential partner to our community providing support to our fisheries, fishers, researchers, educators, and students. Sea Grant has funded multiple student interns for our team, has provided funding for fisheries and aquaculture research in Port Orford, supports K-12 programming through the Oregon Coast STEM Hub, organizes Discover Local Seafood tours to raise awareness around our local fisheries, and puts together free safety trainings for our commercial fishers. Sea Grant programming is at risk with federal budget cuts, so please consider signing the linked letter to urge Congress to continue funding Sea Grant programs.

Dear Oregon congressional delegation: We, the undersigned constituents from Oregon, are writing to urge your support for federal funding for the Sea Grant Program in fiscal year (FY) 2026. Sea Grant is funded in the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill and is in the National Oceanic an...