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Peek inside the current Winter issue of Oregon Coast Magazine to read about the Lightships of the Columbia Bar. For more stories, travel tips, and coastal fun this issue is available for purchase now.

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Stranded Sea Turtle Rescued by Dedicated Samaritan in Coos Bay

A good Samaritan, Misty White, saw the post on Facebook and a comment linking to the Aquarium’s sea turtle rehabilitation program. “I didn’t think the sea turtle would make it through another high tide,” she explained. “And if the Aquarium could rescue it, then all I had to do was find it.”

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Whaling Behavior

New Insights into Gray Whale Behavior Scientists are discovering that gray whales do a lot of crazy things they didn’t know about, including performing headstands, swimming upside down, and playing their own version of “tag” between feeding episodes. They even apparently engage in some bawdy behavior now and then. These […]