The 5th Annual Heceta Head Coastal Conference is coming up on October 23-24 in Florence. This annual event is intended to inform and educate the public on the need for a healthy, productive, and resilient marine ecosystem off the Oregon Coast. This year's conference theme is "Oregon's Ocean: The Land-Sea Connection". The conference features a 3 part program with activities getting underway on Friday afternoon with Discovery Tours taking place in Newport, Charleston, and Florence. Friday evening will feature a dinner and presentation from Dr. Bob Malouf titled "Ocean Science and Management: Assessment of the Past 30 Years". Saturday's program will feature various panel discussions and presentations on topics such as the Territorial Sea Plan Update, Hypoxia, Ocean Resource Teams, and Marine Reserve Legislation. To learn more and to register for the conference, please visit http://www.hecetaheadconference.org/
