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Dr. Charles 'Chuck' Wilson, Dr. Rita Colwell, Dr. Steven Murawski, and Dr. Margaret Leinen after a productive first day of overviews.

Multi-institution Science Team Meets in St. Petersburg, FL to Synthesize Ecosystem Impacts of the Historic Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A core team met most recently in St. Petersburg, FL from July 23-25 to participate in a workshop entitled “Ecosystem Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Event: Assembling the Record of Species and Community Change.”

August 2, 2019News

This autonomous glider, part of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science glider fleet, is modified with sonar technology and will collect up-close and personal data on the migrating animals in the water column during a mission to explore the Gulf of Mexico. Chad Lembke, Research Faculty at USF CMS, plays a critical role in the mission. The team will also use new technology from the National Geographic Society. Credit: John Horne, University of Washington.

Researchers deploy new tech to explore depths of Gulf of Mexico

FIU marine scientist Kevin Boswell and a multi-institution research team will deploy experimental technology next week to explore the deep scattering layers of the ocean.

July 26, 2019News

Credit and Copyright: Benjamin Dimmitt

Coastal Forests in Crisis

A team at the USF College of Marine Science documents a die-off of coastal forests along the Big Bend of Florida using photographs and satellite imagery.

July 12, 2019News

A spinybacked orbweaver approaches a bee ensnarled in its web. Photo Credit: Mya Breitbart

Researchers discover first case of a vertically transmitted virus in spiders

In a recent publication, lead author Dr. Karyna Rosario describes two new viruses identified in the ‘crab-like’ spiders known as spinybacked orbweavers.

July 12, 2019News

Sargassum on Delray Beach in South Florida in May 2019. Credit: Brian Cousin, Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Scientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World

The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico—and it’s likely here to stay, says a team led by the USF College of Marine Science.

July 4, 2019News

Using a new, highly sensitive tracer for human-derived iron falling on the ocean, researchers led by the USF College of Marine Science say we have underestimated the iron we add to the ocean compared to natural sources.

Is a Great Iron Fertilization Experiment Already Underway?

Using a new, highly sensitive tracer for human-derived iron falling on the ocean, researchers led by the USF College of Marine Science say we have underestimated the iron we add to the ocean compared to natural sources.

June 26, 2019News

Rick Elmhorst of Bay News 9 (left) sits down with Dr. Robert Weisberg of USF College of Marine Science (right) to discuss red tide. Photo Credit: Bay News 9.

Ocean circulation made 2018 the worst year for red tide in more than a decade

Bay News 9 sat down with an expert to learn more about red tide research.

June 25, 2019News

Blue bioluminescence produced by red Noctiluca scintillans near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands. Researchers now have a way to study the sparkly organisms by satellite. Credit: Yu-Xian Yang, Lienchiang county government, Taiwan

China’s sparkling bioluminescent seas are glowing brighter

Scientists report in a new study they have found a way for satellites to track the bioluminescent plankton responsible for producing “blue tears” in China’s coastal waters and found the sparkly creatures have become more abundant in recent years.

June 12, 2019News

The 2019 Ocean Discovery XPRIZE awards ceremony winners

USF CMS Community Shines in Historic XPRIZE Competition

XPRIZE, the world leader in designing and operating competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, recently announced the winners in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

June 12, 2019News

Landsat-8 image of the Port of Miami and surrounding waters from April 24, 2014, showing the size and location of the sediment plume. Photo Credit: Brian Barnes / USGS

New study finds over half a million corals killed during Port of Miami dredging

Data show dredging caused widespread damage to coral reefs that protect Miami’s coastline and support fishing and tourism

May 29, 2019News

This is a bathymetry map of The Elbow, a popular fish hangout, that was collected by the USF College of Marine Science (USFCMS) team. The Elbow area has a prominent north-south ridge feature that sits more than 115 miles west of Tampa Bay in nearly 180 feet of water. The red color indicates the top of ridge in the Elbow reaches nearly 25 feet above the surrounding seafloor – about the height of a typical telephone pole.

Florida’s most valuable treasure map?

In an unprecedented four-year, $4.5 million effort, a team led by the USF College of Marine Science to map the seafloor off the west Florida coast will double the area surveyed to date—but even then it’s less than 10 percent of the goal.

May 24, 2019News

The scientists who participated in the 2nd Marine Biodiversity Workshop: from the Sea to the Cloud.

Team of Scientists Is Working to Develop a Marine Biodiversity Observation Network in the Americas, from Pole to Pole

This year’s workshop saw the first fruits of the inaugural workshop held during the 2018 AmeriGEOSS Week in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, organized by the MBON Pole to Pole Americas, a project implemented by Enrique Montes (USFCMS) as a stepping stone of the global MBON.

May 17, 2019News

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