Life through the eyes of a Hogfish
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
The hogfish, named for the long hog-like snout it uses to root around in the sand for food, is an iconic Florida Gulf Coast seafood staple known for its delicious white meat.
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Congrats to recent USF CMS graduate, Dr. Michelle Guitard, who was one of only four students to win the USF-wide Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation. She joins four other CMS alums who have won this award since 2008.
![The angular peninsula jutting into St. Petersburg's Bayboro Harbor is home to the USF College of Marine Science. Plans call for a wing of the college to be demolished to make way for an $80 million oceanographic research center. USF hopes to secure $30 million toward the project during the 2022 legislative session. At right is Albert Whitted Airport. [ University of South Florida ]](/marine-science/news/images/usf-cms-peninsula-172x115.jpg)
