State of the Coast – Oregon’s Coastal Conference LIVESTREAM

Registration is now full. The session from 9-11:30 a.m. will be live-streamed at live.oregonstate.edu. A recording will be at seagrant.oregonstate.edu/state-coast.

The keynote speaker, Charlotte Coté, is an associate professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. Her 2022 book, "A Drum in one Hand, A Sockeye in the Other: Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast," explores how traditional foods play a major role in physical, emotional, spiritual and dietary wellness.

2022 topics include: -- Ocean observing systems -- Infrastructure investments on the coast -- Energy: needs, opportunities, challenges and testing updates -- Yaquina Bay Estuary walk -- Oregon’s marine reserves -- Coastal Oregon’s connectivity after a Cascadia earthquake -- Sitka Center for Art and Ecology workshop -- Fishermen first-aid and safety training workshop -- Aquaculture of red seaweed -- Beavers and their role in climate change, wildfire and drought -- Obstacles and opportunities for local seafood distribution -- Student researchers and artists

Brought to you by Oregon Sea Grant.

The event will take place in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.