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On August 3, 2019, an unmanned Saildrone 1020 completed a 13,670-mile journey around Antarctica in search of carbon dioxide. It was world’s first autonomous circumnavigation of Antarctica. Learn more about Saildrone 1020's journey at https://www.saildrone.com/antarctica. (Saildrone Inc./With permission.)

New robots see it all: ocean whirlpools, carbon gas absorption, icebergs, and more

Monday, July 12, 2021

USF researchers are using autonomous vehicles to study how the ocean is responding to climate change. In 2020 they landed a $1.1 million NSF proposal -- the first time NSF is leveraging ocean drones instead of ships.

A species of Cyclothones, or bristlemouth fish, that lives in the deeper parts of in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the most abundant fish on the planet but on the recent DEEPEND cruise, relatively few were found. Credit: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC.

Alarming declines in the Gulf’s deepest dwellers

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Everything is slower in the cold, dark deep -- and a recent research cruise suggests the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill are far from over in these parts where the sun doesn’t shine.

Center for Ocean Technology | Glider Fleet

2020: a record-breaking year for the USF glider team

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The gliders, which roamed the ocean 208 days last year, help improve our understanding of red tides, hurricanes, ocean currents, and fish.

The SCINI ROV (in foreground) is being tested by a researcher prior to deployment, while the acoustic towed package is the white cylinder laying on the snow behind it. The Conestoga wagon “dry lab” is in the background. Photo credit: Stacy Kim.

Investigating Whales Penguins and Seals on the Bottom of the World

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

It’s tough to study interactions between predators and their prey no matter where you are in the world’s oceans, but it’s especially challenging in the ice-covered Ross Sea.

CMS in the News

Red tide prediction map, July 23, 2021 (University of South Florida)

Red tide prediction map shows worsening conditions on Pinellas County beaches

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Researchers at USF are taking data of how much red tide there is and measuring ocean currents to figure out where the blooms are going and when.

Wastewater adds up around the Tampa Bay area.

Sewage spills around Tampa Bay add fuel to red tide, scientists say

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Some Tampa Bay cities are dealing with spills that sent wastewater into waterways and contaminated water adds fuel to red tide.

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A Virtual Toast to Our Spring 2021 Graduating Students

Congratulations from all of us at USF CMS!

Thomas Grothues, Rutgers University

Entry of fish larvae into the Great Bay estuary in southern New Jersey.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Science Mentor Becky and Peer Counselor Shiyenne assisting campers Sarah, Amiya, and Ari with creating their surplus models in Excel.

O-fish-ally Out of Fish? Marine Protection and Fisheries Lab

Campers got to learn the importance of protecting marine life and tried their hand at being fisheries managers in the Marine Protection and Fisheries Modeling lab.

Row of Saildrones at Saildrone Headquarters.

Campers use Saildrone to explore the mysteries of the Southern Ocean!

As a key contributor to heat and carbon transport around our globe, the Southern Ocean plays a large role in regulating Earth’s global climate.

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