Hatfield Marine Science Center

OSU artist-in-residence Chet Udell will blend marine science, custom instruments, and soundscapes in a free live performance at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport this Thursday.

Oregon Coast Community College’s Aquarium Science building is undergoing a $2.3 million renovation, so some 150 animals had to be moved to the Hatfield Marine Science Center and Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Newport's Hatfield Marine Science Center celebrates its new 70-foot blue whale skeleton, one of only five on display in the U.S., a decade after it washed ashore in Oregon.

A decision by the Trump administration to quickly dismantle a complex and massive array of underwater equipment that for 10 years has studied the ocean’s health has stunned and dismayed researchers in Newport and Corvallis.

Scientists and teachers are using funding delays for Oregon State University's PacWave project to spark a sense of curiosity among students and discovery among researchers.

A 70-foot blue whale skeleton is now on display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

A blue whale skeleton is being assembled at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. The project is the culmination of more than 10 years of effort.

If all goes as planned, the skeleton — after help from scientists and specialists from around the world — will be fully reassembled in May outside the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, completing a journey from surf to scientific centerpiece.

Shark scientists gathered at Oregon State University's Glady Valley Marine Science Building on the Hatfield campus in Newport to share research about shark species found on the west coast at the Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium.

A crowd of more than 250 people packed the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s auditorium for late Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall’s memorial on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.

Get ready to learn about everything from humpback whales to razor clams, because the Big Blue Film Festival is returning to Newport for its fourth year.

A research summit in Newport has been postponed because of the federal government shutdown.