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Charting off Charleston: Contributing to NOAA Marine Mapping on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
Despite a delay in the cruise schedule owing to an active start to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, Mark Mussett joined a troupe of fellow scientists and students from the CMS community to make the journey from St. Petersburg to Charleston to sail aboard the Nancy Foster in early June.
July 5, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
A look into the Hydrographic Community Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
When presented with the opportunity to engage in an oceanic expedition full of hydrographic mapping, Samantha D’Angelo could hardly contain her excitement.
June 28, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Seabed Mapping Research on the Blake Plateau
The main objective of the venture was to update the Blake Plateau’s existing nautical charts and enhance maritime safety in the region.
June 27, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Uncharted Waters: A Biologist’s Dive into Hydrography Aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
If you’re anything like Kennedy Quillen, you leap at the chance to escape the confines of the office and embark on an oceanic adventure – the mere thought of setting foot on a boat fills you with excitement.
June 20, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
From plastic to productive: can air-cushions be repurposed to cultivate algae?
Researchers at University of South Florida envision a creative way to transform plastic waste from your online shopping habit into algae-growing machines.
June 16, 2023Blogs and Perspectives, Publication Highlights
A Dive into the Tech Support Department
This experience was unique as it provided an opportunity for students with no prior exposure to hydrographic surveys the chance to go to sea.
June 15, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
'S-A-S’sing it up in the Gulf
Three members of our CMS community recently participated in the NSF-funded “Scientists at Sea” program led by Eckerd College. Great work, Steve Murawski, Sherryl Gilbert, and Kylee Rullo!
June 15, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
GeoHab 2023, a reflection on my first international conference
We were in La Réunion – an island in the Indian Ocean that is part of the Mascarene Islands and the African continent, but an overseas department of France about 679 km east of Madagascar.
June 12, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
On the hunt for Amberjacks from Florida to North Carolina
The C-BASS team recently completed a 21-day research cruise aboard Florida Institute of Oceanography’s (FIO) vessel, R/V Weatherbird II, in search of Greater Amberjack.
May 17, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Southern Ocean Science – a different kind of SOS?
The continent covered in ice is over 10,000 miles away from the sunshine state. Here’s why Floridians should care about it.
May 8, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Glider Fleet: Update
This year our glider fleet is set to break yet another record for the number of days in the water, and we have fingers crossed this holds true.
April 26, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
South St. Pete youth become ‘Guardians of the Gulf’ with USF
The Guardians of the Gulf's mission is to provide a multisensory program that introduces youth to the interconnectivity of our natural environment, empowers them to realize what’s at stake, and inspires them toward action.
April 25, 2023Blogs and Perspectives