Marine and Coastal Opportunities (MACO) at Oregon State collaborates university-wide to provide resources for learning and teaching at the ocean & coasts.
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ALT a graphic advertises the “LearnxDoing, Register Now” for “Corvallis and Newport sessions” with more information available at beav.es/YYd. Three images show students interacting with anemones in a touch tank, two students examining a sea star in a wet lab, and two students interacting with bird specimens.
ALT An Orca breaches out of the water off the coast of the San Juan Islands, Washington. Below, two smaller photos show maritime fieldwork with a bioacoustic researcher in the Arctic and a Sea Otter in a kelp bed. Text on the graphic promotes Marine Careers: Marine Mammalogy, inviting viewers to explore interviews with industry professionals—a bioacoustic researcher, a marine mammal care specialist, a sea otter restoration and outreach coordinator and a marine mammalogy focused student —along with a link to beav.es/marine-careers.
ALT Four students stand in the intertidal.
ALT Students stand in a group smiling.
ALT Students sit in an auditorium.
ALT Students stand writing and listening to their professor.
ALT Students stand with buckets in hand looking at tidepools.
ALT Two students wearing waders stand in a tidepool.
ALT Several people in a room pour epoxy into small plastic devices.
ALT Two interns stand next to their research poster explaining it to a viewer.
ALT An graphic with a title saying “In need of lab and/or field equipment? Hatfield GearShare - Available to all Hatfield students, interns, scientists, and agency partners!.” Below the title are images of a life vest, a GoPro camera on a tripod, a pair of chest waders, a pair of rainboots, and a telescope. Below the images is a banner saying “Learn more at beav.es/gear.”
ALT Promotional graphic for “Courses at the Coast – Fall 2026” at Hatfield Marine Science Center (beav.es/coastal-courses). Collage includes students exploring rocky tidepools, examining marine organisms, viewing a blue whale skeleton, exploring the aquarium, and conducting research aboard a boat.
ALT Graphic for “Fall Super Term” of Fall 2026 Courses at the Coast. Courses are Taught on the Corvallis Campus with two required days in Newport. Courses listed: FW 426/526 Coastal Ecology and Resource Management, In-person at Hatfield - Sept 10-12 and the rest of the course is completed online or in-person and FW 469/569 Methods in Physiology and Behavior of Marine Megafauna. This course is in-person at Hatfield Sept 14-16, and online coursework - Sept 9-Dec 4. Images include students examining sea lions, and a research poster presentation.
ALT Graphic for “Fall 5A Term” of Fall 2026 Courses at the Coast. Dates: September 23 - October 30, 2026 (5 weeks). Course: PAC 247 Surfing. Images include students surfing in Oregon and walking through the water with a surfboard.
ALT Graphic for “Fall Term” of Fall 2026 Courses at the Coast. Dates: September 23- December 11, 2026 (11 weeks). Courses listed: FW 115 Intro to sharks, Hybrid with a weekend at Hatfield (Sept 25-27) for FWCS Students only, FW 507 Seminar-Marine Science with in-person or online options , and OC 434/534 Estuarine Ecology a corvallis-based course with a weekend at Hatfield (Oct 11-12). Images show students smiling with a shark, presenting research and departing on an estuary boat tour.
ALT Profile picture of Annabelle Schierberl with her title “Summer Support and Communications Assistant,” and her name displayed.
ALT A graphic that says “2026 Intern Spotlight: Nora McCance, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Exhibition Evaluation Intern” with a photo of Nora standing in a grassy field.
ALT A graphic that says “2026 Intern Spotlight, Vanner Johnson, Coastal Monitoring Station, Public Engagement Intern” with a photo of Vanner standing on a boat at sea.
ALT Intern smiles while talking with peers and mentors outside of the Marine Studies Building at Hatfield.
ALT Students crouched around a tidepool getting a closer look at a nudibranch.
ALT Graduate student presents their research poster to a group.
ALT Students working on their own paintings of a Great White Shark.
ALT 5-image collage with the title “Launch” across the top. Images show members of the MACO team tabling at a variety of events and coastal landscape shots.
ALT Profile picture of Lila Repman with her title “Outreach and Office Assistant with MACO and the Small Boat Program,” and her name displayed.
ALT A retro‑style World Ocean Day photo contest graphic featuring a halftone illustration of a vintage camera in blue and brown tones. Bold text reads “MACO’s World Ocean Day Photo Contest,” with additional details about celebrating World Ocean Day and a June 4 submission deadline.
ALT A wide coastal scene with tall grassy cliffs on the left and a sandy beach below. Gentle waves roll onto the shore, and a dense forest lines the background. Overlaid text reads “FALL 2026 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN — MAKE THE COAST YOUR CLASSROOM! — beav.es/coastal-courses.”
ALT A large blue-and-white research vessel moves through icy water while a person in a red jacket stands on the ice in the foreground. Below, two smaller photos show maritime fieldwork: one of a vessel deploying equipment beneath a bridge, and another of the yellow ROV JASON being prepared on a ship deck. Text on the graphic promotes Marine Careers: Maritime Operations, inviting viewers to explore interviews with industry professionals—a marine geologist, an ocean engineer, and a maritime museum educational director—along with a link to beav.es/marine-careers.
ALT A four‑panel collage promoting an OSU course on marine megafauna. Top left: students in life jackets ride in a small research boat near a marina. Top right: researchers work at an outdoor table handling marine animals and collecting measurements. Bottom left: two people examine a seabird, one holding it while the other clips or inspects its leg. Bottom right: a group of sea lions rests together on a rocky surface. Center text block reads: “FW 469/569 Methods in Physiology and Behavior of Marine Megafauna — 4 credits — In‑person at Hatfield Sept. 14–16 — Online coursework Sept. 9–Dec. 4 — beav.es/Nb2.”
ALT A promotional graphic for the OSU course FW 426/526 Coastal Ecology and Resource Management. The layout features four photos: students walking through dense coastal vegetation, a student presenting a research poster indoors, a person examining tidepool organisms on rocky shorelines, and a view looking upward into a tall coastal forest canopy. Text on the graphic highlights that the course is 4 credits, includes a three‑day field intensive from September 10–12, and can be completed online or in person at Hatfield. A short link for more information appears at the bottom: beav.es/NaG.
