This afternoon, November 5, 2024, Seaside Aquarium received a report that a small shark with a long tail had washed ashore near Ave. U in Seaside. Turns out this beautiful shark was…
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SEASIDE AQUARIUM EXPLORES OCEAN BURP
This week we got the privilege of exploring an ocean burp over by Ave. U in Seaside. These small debris fields are usually composed of small bark chips, shells, large tubeworm casings,…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM: Why are there so many jellyfish washing up on beaches?
By Seaside Aquarium Large jellyfish have been washing ashore causing a lot of people to ask why? The answer is simple yet complicated. This simple answer is that this happens every year…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM: Another Mola Mola on North Coast Beach, Hug Point Hosts nearly 7 foot specimen
Seaside Aquarium reports that another Mola mola has washed ashore at Hug Point State Park and it is creating quite a stir. While it has been dead for quite some time, it…
Ocean Sunfish Washes Ashore at Sunset Beach near Gearhart
Seaside Aquarium reported yesterday August 18, 2024 that a relatively small Mola mola (Sunfish) washed ashore 1/2 mile south of the Sunset Beach approach. While this fish is only a little over…
Seaside Aquarium’s Beach Discovery Program is Back on Weekends through July & August
Who: Seaside Aquarium What: Seaside Beach Discovery Program When: Weekends in July and August from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. See schedule below. Where: On the beach in front of the Seaside Aquarium. 200 North Prom Seaside, OR The Seaside Beach Discovery Program…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM UPDATE: Ongoing Research of Hoodwinker Sunfish Specimen that Washed Ashore near Gearhart in Early June
From Seaside Aquarium: As you may know by now, Monday June 3rd, a Sunfish washed up on the beach in Gearhart. (See link below to the original story about this rare Sunfish.)…
Busy Week for Seaside Aquarium – 7.3 foot Hoodwinker Sunfish washes ashore in Gearhart, Oregon June 3rd
Seaside Aquarium is our “go-to” for marine mammal strandings and more on the North Oregon Coast. And the past few weeks they’ve been busy – a humpback whale on the southern end…
Research Team Completes Necropsy of Humpback Whale that Washed Ashore Near Nehalem Bay State Park; Cause of Death Likely Vessel Strike
A team of researchers completed a necropsy Thursday May 30th on a juvenile humpback whale that stranded at Nehalem Bay State Park earlier in the week (see video and links to stories below.)…
Rare Deep-Sea Angler Fish Found South of Cannon Beach, Oregon
Story & Photos by Seaside Aquarium A deep-sea angler fish, called a Pacific football fish (Himantoliphus sagamius) was found by local beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach, Oregon. Living in complete darkness,…