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Come celebrate World Ocean Day at the Oregon Coast Aquarium! This event takes place on Sunday, June 8, and will feature marine-themed activities, art performances, and displays highlighting community partners from across Lincoln County.
Visitors will also be able to explore the Aquarium’s new temporary exhibit ‘Washed Ashore,’ which features larger-than-life sculptures of marine creatures and the threats they face. Each sculpture is made entirely of debris collected from ocean beaches, with the goal of raising awareness about plastic pollution and catalyzing action.
Sea Otter Feed at 10:30am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm.
Pinniped Feed at 11:00am and 2:30pm.
Pelican Presentation at 11:30am
Aviary Feed 2:00pm
Emerald Curtain Collective Performance at 4:00pm
Animal Ambassador Presentation at 12:00pm and 3:30pm
Emerald Curtain Collective Performance at 3:15pm
Alongside OCAq’s typical animal feeds and presentations, educational activities will take place throughout the day, and representatives from Cape Perpetua Collaborative, Oregon Shores, the Elakha Alliance, Cetacean Society, Friends of Otter Rock Marine Reserve, and more will be at the Aquarium to answer questions and share their conservation work.
Guests can also expect performances from Emerald Curtain Collective, an organization that aims to inspire awareness and action through art.
The Aquarium’s World Ocean Day celebration is one of many taking place in Lincoln County–see below for a schedule of other opportunities on June 8th and beyond.
Join Lincoln County June 3, 12:00pm – 1:00pm, at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to learn about ways you can Celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8!
Help your community keep the Siletz River clean, join the Siletz River Cleanup on June 7th! MidCoast Watersheds Council and partners are rallying the community for a rewarding day of trash removal along one of the most beautiful rivers on the coast. Whether you’re on foot or paddling a kayak, canoe, or drift boat, there’s a way for everyone to get involved! We’re working to extend our reach this year–from Moonshine Park all the way to Siletz Bay–and we need your help to reach our goal of removing one ton of trash before it flows into the ocean.
Hatfield Visitor Center is proud to celebrate World Oceans Day! This year’s theme is all about sustainable fishing, so we will have local experts onsite to help us learn about Oregon’s sustainable fishing practices. Visitors will also have the chance to watch live performances from the Emerald Curtain Collective at 11:00 am and 1:00pm by , including music, puppetry, and costumes that bring the ocean to life!
The Emerald Curtain Collective is performing at Hatfield and at the Aquarium. Jordan Essoe is coordinating the performances at the Aquarium and sent me his website and photo. Emy Daniels is coordinating the performances at Hatfield and sent me links and photos for Emerald Curtain Collective. Hatfield also sent me info about their event at the visitor center, which includes ECC’s performances.
Marine Discovery Tours will be offering a World Ocean Day spotlight on their 2:30pm – 4:30pm Sea Life Cruise. Discussions will range from marine debris and ocean food chains to the importance of the ocean in our daily lives––particularly that of plankton and its many uses, local interactions with ocean industries and research including the vital connections between our local Coast Guard, Fisheries, and Marine Science communities.
Join Cape Perpetua Collaborative’s Tidepool Ambassador guides for a fun and educational tour into the marine reserves tidepools!
In early 2024, the Ocean Foundation launched a new multi-year campaign: Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate. The aim is to keep pressure on global leaders to follow through on their commitments to 30×30 and its full implementation by 2030. You can learn more about benchmarks and wins the past years’ petition and support have brought.
A healthy ocean is a critical part of the solution to the climate crisis. With your help and that of hundreds of other organizations worldwide, the goal is to continue to promote and protect at least 30% of our blue planet by 2030!
World Ocean Day’s 2024 focus is on a 12 months of action program. Each month features a different focus, from learning about ocean climate, to environmental justice. All together, the goal is to treat ocean conservation as a single-day celebration, and something instead you can carry with you and act on throughout the year.
Want to take action? Learn ways you can take action locally in your community:
Looking for activities, lessons, coloring sheets and more? Check out WorldOceanDay’s resources for kids page!
If you would like to explore the work being done on Marine Protected Areas by Dr. Earle’s organization, Mission Blue, you can visit their website here.
Yes! The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife oversees the management and scientific monitoring of 5 areas along the Oregon Coast, called marine reserves.
Oregon’s marine reserves are areas in the ocean that are dedicated to conservation and scientific research. Within the marine reserves, ocean development and the removal of marine life is prohibited. Oregon created these marine reserves to conserve marine habitats and biodiversity. They also serve as living laboratories where we can learn about Oregon’s nearshore ocean environment and the effects that protections have over time on the marine habitat.
To find out more about the reserves and the science being conducted by the ODFW Marine Reserves Program and their partners you can visit their website here.
The Aquarium also works hard to help rehabilitate wild Oregon Coast animals including birds, sea turtles, octopuses and marine mammals.
