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Up close and personal look at a hogfish eye. Photo by Rob Waara.

Life through the eyes of a Hogfish

The hogfish, named for the long hog-like snout it uses to root around in the sand for food, is an iconic Florida Gulf Coast seafood staple known for its delicious white meat.

November 2, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

Dr. Michelle Guitard, CMS alum and paleoceanographer.

Dr. Michelle Guitard, CMS alum and paleoceanographer, wins prestigious 新澳门六合彩内幕信息award

Congratulations, Dr. Guitard! She was recently honored in a virtual event, which included this short video in which she shared her research interests.

October 29, 2021Awards, News

Deploying an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Luis Sorinas (新澳门六合彩内幕信息graduate student), Jay Law (新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS), Matt McNamee (USFSP undergraduate)

Ocean Circulation Lab replaces weather buoys in the Bay

The five-day cruise deployed meteorological buoys around the Gulf of Mexico.

October 26, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

Virus Hunters activity background

The Making of: Virus Hunters

A Virtual St. Pete Science Festival Activity.

October 21, 2021Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement

 Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2021

Rising Tides October 2021

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2021 edition.

October 14, 2021Rising Tides Newsletter

Sunset. Photo credit, NOAA

Team that includes 新澳门六合彩内幕信息marine chemist awarded grant as part of NOAA鈥檚 largest 5-year investment to fight climate crisis

For the last 21 years and counting, a fleet of Argo floats roaming the top half of the global oceans have helped scientists keep their fingers on the pulse of the planet -- collecting critical data that help us better understand how the oceans are changing in response to human activities.

October 12, 2021News

Tsunami sensing buoy recovered in Tampa Bay

Tsunami sensing buoy recovered in Tampa Bay

An interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息developed a new type of buoy capable of detecting tiny changes in the ocean floor that can be precursors to large natural events such as tsunamis.

October 11, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

Location of pilot sites

A USF-led Team Awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant to Link the Green Economy to the Blue Economy at the Coast

A USF-led team headed by Maya Trotz, environmental engineering professor and principal investigator (PI), has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

October 11, 2021News

Hispanic Heritage Month

新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through October 15th, I did a Q&A with members of our Hispanic/Latinx/a/o community here at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science.

October 11, 2021Blogs and Perspectives, Diversity

Fishing and processing vessels from the then German Democratic Republic (GDR) targeting spawning Atlantic herring on Georges Bank, September 1974.

When you come to a fork in the road 鈥 take it!

Steve Murawski traces the milestones of his nearly 50-year-long career in ocean science 鈥 and shares invaluable lessons he has learned along the way.

October 8, 2021Blogs and Perspectives

Erosion of dunes following Tropical Storm Eta. (Credit: Justin Birchler, USGS. Public domain.)

新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science Joins Ocean Visions Network

The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Marine Science (新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS) announced it has joined the Ocean Visions Research Consortium.

September 20, 2021News

Aurelia montyi. Credit: Luciano Chiaverano

New jellyfish species named after FIO director, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息professor

The Aurelia montyi is one of 28 Aurelia species, also known as 鈥渕oon jellies,鈥 because their pale bell resembles a full moon.

September 17, 2021News

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