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USF research team advances understanding of the small but mighty forage fishes
Forage fishes, or bait fish, are unsung heroes of the Gulf coast ecosystem. Many of these species have been overlooked by fisheries scientists and managers until fairly recently.
July 19, 2022News
Jackpot: scientific study offers $250 rewards for tagged Greater Amberjack
Dr. Sean Powers of the University of South Alabama is leading a “Dream Team” of researchers in an $11.7 million study of the Greater Amberjack species.
June 28, 2022News
Can Areas of High Alkalinity Freshwater Discharge Provide Potential Refugia for Marine Calcifying Organisms?
Enjoy this launch blurb celebrating a publication related to ocean acidification along the Springs Coast in the northeast Gulf of Mexico whose lead author was recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019), Kyle Amergian.
June 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights
Humans Responsible for over 90% of World's Oil Slicks
A team of Chinese and U.S. scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.
June 16, 2022News
Waves of Inspiration
Waves of Inspiration - MEDIA ADVISORY. Leadership St. Pete® Class of 2022 to unveil major capital improvements at Clam Bayou Marine Education Center,
June 8, 2022Community Engagement, News
USF CMS student Natalia López Figueroa awarded NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
CMS Ph.D. candidate Natalia López Figueroa was awarded a Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.
Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Announces Selection of 15 New Members for 2022
Dr. Mya Breitbart, a professor and microbiologist at the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS), is among 15 prominent scholars from throughout the state of Florida who were selected for membership to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).
Rogue waves…in Tampa Bay?!
Rogue waves -- walls of water that emerge from an otherwise calm ocean to swallow and capsize ships -- have made their way into mariner’s tales for ages.
May 10, 2022News
No, the Sky isn’t Falling. But the Ocean is Losing Oxygen.
And for marine life, that’s kinda like the sky falling (and not great news for us).
March 23, 2022News
Leadership St. Pete® selects the Clam Bayou Marine Education Center for its 2022 Class Project
Leadership St. Pete's® 53rd class of leaders will renovate the waterfront educational and community outreach facility as part of its “Waves of Inspiration” legacy.
February 17, 2022News
Ten USF faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 University of South Florida researchers as new Fellows.
USF to launch new Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences on the St. Petersburg campus
The center will be located on USF’s St. Petersburg campus and will build on the world-class reputation of the College of Marine Science.
January 10, 2022News