Hatfield Marine Science Center

Hatfield Marine Science Center
Campus on Yaquina Bay
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LocationLincoln County, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates44°37′09″N 124°02′44″W / 44.61917°N 124.04556°W / 44.61917; -124.04556[1]
Opened1965
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Hatfield Marine Science Center
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The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is a marine science research and education center next to Yaquina Bay of the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is operated by Oregon State University in cooperation with five state and federal agencies co-located on site. Named after Mark Hatfield, a former U.S. Senator from Oregon,[2] the HMSC occupies a 49-acre (20 ha) site in Newport.[3]

  1. ^ "Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "A Message from Senator Hatfield". Friends of the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center, Oregon State University. 2003. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Hatfield Marine Science Center: Strategic Plan" (PDF). Oregon State University. December 2006. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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