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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
CMS students, faculty, staff had a blast at St. Petersburg Science Festival
St. Petersburg Science Festival took place on a couple of perfect-weather days: February 17 and 18, 2023.
February 22, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Until Next Time, Ross Bank!
After 10 days completing multibeam surveys and Super Sites along our North-South transect of Ross Bank, we switched directions to conduct our East-West transect and finish our science days.
February 22, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Halfway through Our Ross Bank Extravaganza!
We are halfway through our allotted science days on NBP23-02, the second leg of our cruise. During our McMurdo port call, we were joined by a new group of scientists: marine ecologists who study Emperor penguins!
February 11, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates shine in 39th Graduate Student Symposium
Fifteen CMS graduate students delivered oral or poster presentations summarizing their research projects as part of the USF College of Marine Science’s (CMS) 39th annual Graduate Student Symposium.
February 3, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Setting foot on Antarctic soil (well, igneous rock on Ross Island)
We had a port call at the largest US research station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station (MacTown), at the halfway point (hump day) of our expedition to switch out some of the ship’s crew and science party groups.
January 25, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
A Day in the Life: Station 1
As we arrived at our first study site, there was excitement in the air. We were surveying a site in the Pennell Trough, Ross Sea that may provide clues to how the Ross Ice Shelf retreated in the past.
January 18, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
All Hands on Deck
Researchers identify priorities within synthesis research in ecology and environmental science to address pressing issues and questions
January 12, 2023Blogs and Perspectives
Transit and Arrival in the Ross Sea!
Hello from Emily in the Antarctic! We’ve had quite the journey south onboard the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer. We left Lyttleton, New Zealand and transited to the Ross Sea, Antarctica over ~10 days.
January 9, 2023Blogs and Perspectives