OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY’S 
MARINE 
SCIENCE 
CENTER 
ON YAQUINA BAY 
The Marine Science Center in Newport is 
the hub of Oregon State University’s coastal 
research, teaching, and marine extension 
activities. It serves the general public and 
state and federal agencies, as well as the 
university. The Center was built in 1965 with 
the help of the Port of Newport, which pro¬ 
vided the land, and the federal government, 
which granted initial construction funds. 
PUBLIC MUSEUM-AQUARIUM 
Museum panels and aquaria are windows to 
the ocean world for more than a quarter mil¬ 
lion visitors each year. Museum displays ex¬ 
plain properties of the oceans, and aquaria 
exhibit specimens of Oregon’s marine fishes 
and invertebrates. Special educational pro¬ 
grams are offered to schools and other or¬ 
ganized groups. The public area is open daily 
10-4, and 10-6 during the summer. 
