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…
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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,…
Harbor Seal Pupping Season along the Oregon and Washington Coast (VIDEO)
Photographs or video by TiffanyBoothe/SeasideAquarium The first reports of harbor seal pups on the beach have started coming in. Oregon and Washington typically see harbor seals born throughout spring and into late summer, while…
Seaside Aquarium to Perform Necropsy on Fin Whale Washed Ashore at Sunset Beach, Plea to Public to Keep Distance
The Seaside Aquarium posted a plea om social media this afternoon, Monday February 12, 2024 – Please help us protect the Fin whale that stranded dead at Sunset Beach State Park in…
Green Sea Turtle Recovered on Manzanita Beach by Seaside Aquarium Staff Saturday Jan. 6, Transported to Oregon Coast Aquarium
Photos by Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium Seaside Aquarium was alerted of a live sea turtle on Manzanita Beach on Saturday morning January 6, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Staff was able to get…