April 12, 2019
From the Field: “You never know what might wash up on our coast. This is not a marine mammal, but it is certainly something worth investigating”. Level A Data collected. Specimen sent to Marine Mammal Center.
April 12, 2019
From the Field: “Yesterday, I responded to a the remains of a subadult Harbor Seal located at Westport Union Landing, north of Westport, with what appears to be a hide with bite marks. Orca?” Data reported to California Academy of Science, specimen not collected. Related data: 4 years ago (April 18) Deceased Orca washes in…
February 9, 2019
December 19, 2017
July 5, 2017
Fog horns, heavy surf, and sea lions barking are all part of the acoustic environment on our coast. Composer and local jazz musician John Gilmore has combined this soundscape with original musical compositions to create a unique collection of “music” inspired by the Mendocino coast. Incorporating the field recordings where he lives, John offers his musical interpretation…
October 28, 2016
I’ve always thought of myself as an ocean guy. I grew up on the Atlantic — to be more precise, smack on Long Island Sound, that expanse of salt water that marries the shorelines of Connecticut and Long Island — and spent my boyhood exploring the marshes, estuaries and mudflats of that usually calm body…
July 13, 2015
We are articulating our first skeletons! We hope you will join us as we build two sea lion skeletons bone-by-bone. With the help of Master Articulators Mike deRoos, Michi Main, and Lee “the Boneman” Post, the Noyo Center will assemble a California Sea Lion skeleton and a Steller Sea Lion skeleton in life-like poses for eventual…
April 5, 2015
The Fort Bragg Orca Orca beach strandings are rare. So rare, in fact, that there are fewer than 30 skeletons on display worldwide. In April 2015, an Orca was found on the beach at MacKerricher State Park, just north of Ft. Bragg. Spanning 26-feet, the Fort Bragg Orca will be the largest Orca skeleton on…
March 20, 2015
The Noyo Center for Marine Science is excited to announce we have achieved a significant milestone this week with the successful establishment of a legal, non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. This was done in record time, thanks to the exceptional team that is working behind the scenes to build…
March 13, 2015
Eben Schwartz’s Presentation: Tsunami Debris-Fort Bragg – 3-6-15 Overview: We were fortunate enough to host Eben Swartz, the Marine Debris Coordinator for the CA Coastal Commission, on March 6th at Town Hall. Eben gave a very thorough presentation on the debris field migrating across the Pacific Ocean following the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. The…
