The garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, is a sexually monochromatic pomacentrid found in rocky subtidal areas of Southern and Baja California. During the spawning season, males attempt to attract females to a nest of red algae located within individually defended territories. Females were observed to enter the nests of several males before...
I examined two aspects of the reproductive behavior of the garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, a temperate marine damselfish with male parental care. My primary objective was to determine the relationship between female choice and male parental investment in the care of offspring. In particular, I sought to determine: (1) how the...
Net Values is an Environmental Arts & Humanities thesis that centers around a research project of the same name. The research examines individual fishers’ perceptions of adverse economic and social impacts resulting from shifted fishing effort caused by the Oregon Marine Reserves, and looks to understand how fishers use their...
By the early 1990s, the citizens of Tillamook County recognized that environmental problems facing Tillamook Bay threatened the very future of those residing here. Declining fish runs meant loss of income for commercial fishermen, tackle shops, hotel owners, and other fishing - dependent businesses. Decreasing water quality meant violations of...
In an effort to supplement the recently completed NOAA fishing community profiles, three coastal Oregon communities were chosen as sites for a collaborative project designed to produce long-form profiles. In order to provide a representation of the coast Newport, Port Orford, and Garibali, Oregon were included based on community size,...
Wave Energy AS (WE) is an ocean energy company from Norway established to develop, test, market and commercialize the patented SSG™ wave energy converter technology. Wave Energy AS is interested in developing their technology in North America and the Port of Garibaldi has been selected as a potentially good location...