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An autonomous underwater glider rests securely in its echosounder calibration float aboard the deck of the R/V Hogarth.

A Puppet Show on a Chilly COVID-safe Calibration Cruise?

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Under good weather and calm seas, and additional precautions due to COVID-19, our research team left port from the USF College of Marine Science to a site just two miles away from Bayboro Harbor.

2020 Fellowship and Awards Virtual Celebration: Video Available

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

On October 1, we celebrated our talented graduate students and the critical fellowships that support their research and education.

Underwater Minerals Conference 2020 - Day 4

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Addressing the plumes, Steven Rizea, of Deep Reach Technology, relayed the status of a U.S. Department of Energy project to develop a subsea mining system that mitigates the environmental impact of sediment plumes.

Joshua Kilborn, PhD, on watch offshore Tampa Bay while divers conduct fish surveys for the Fish Ecology Lab.

Advancing ecosystem-based fisheries management strategies for the Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Earlier this year, Joshua P. Kilborn, was part of a team that published an advice document designed to guide managers and stakeholders within the Gulf of Mexico fisheries management community in developing and implementing a Gulf-wide FEP.

CMS in the News

USF College of Marine Science Dean Tom Frazer

Innovations Magazine: USF St. Petersburg campus | Volume 2 | 2021

Monday, December 28, 2020

Check out pp 44-45 for a Q&A with Dean Tom Frazer, spearheaded by Carrie O’Brien on the USF St. Petersburg campus.

Residents of Mexican coastal towns face a daunting task to try to clear the mounds of sargassum by hand (Credit: Getty Images)

The seaweed swamping the Atlantic Ocean

Thursday, November 19, 2020

A sargassum bloom the width of the Atlantic Ocean caused havoc on beaches, but locals in Mexico and the Caribbean are fast finding ways to turn the seaweed invasion to their advantage.

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A Virtual Toast to Our Fall 2020 Graduating Students

Congratulations from all of us at USF College of Marine Science!

Dr. Ashley Bulseco, Eckerd College

Coastal microbial communities in response to human-driven stressors

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

A group of Jr Scientists pose for a picture before starting their day at the Science Festival in 2019.

Jr Scientist program expands their virtual reach with help from CMS students

Developed in 2014 by CMS students, the goal of the Jr Scientist program is to give middle and high school students the opportunity to volunteer at the festival, as a way to engage them in science.

Each camper had the chance to explain their design and inspiration, along with giving their plankton a name.

Whatever floats your… plankton?

Have you ever participated in a cardboard boat race or tried to make a boat out of foil hold as much weight as possible? Usually these competitions involve making things float, but what if your goal were to make something sink?

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