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Hatfield Marine Science Center

George Boehlert, Director
2030 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 867-0211
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu

 


An hour's drive from Corvallis, the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport is OSU's coastal campus for research and investigation of marine biological and geochemical aspects of tidal, estuarine, and nearshore ocean environments. Research programs at HMSC advance scientific understanding of marine and coastal ecosystems, with an emphasis on collaboration across disciplinary and institutional affiliations of the more than 300 personnel onsite.

The HMSC is home base for the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES), the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS), and the Marine Mammal Institute, along with various other OSU and state/federal agency units:

  • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Oregon Coast Community College
  • OSU College of Agricultural Sciences
  • OSU College of Engineering
  • OSU College of Forestry
  • OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
  • OSU College of Science
  • OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
  • OSU Extension Service and Oregon Sea Grant
  • NOAA Fisheries
  • NOAA Ocean Environment Research Division
  • USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • US Environmental Protection Agency
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service


Research facilities on the 49-acre campus on Yaquina Bay serve students and staff of OSU, partnering state and federal agencies, and visiting scientists from other institutions. Main buildings provide 200,000 square feet of office, library, classroom, and fresh and seawater laboratory space and a Visitor Center. Ship support facilities and dock areas of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences serve the R/V Wecoma and other research vessels. There are also housing and self-service kitchen facilities for up to 82 students and visiting scientists on the HMSC campus.

The University encourages all marine science research, instruction, or extension activities to take advantage of the center's unique facilities.