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Oiled Marsh. Photo Credit: C-IMAGE

The Loop – Episode 13: For a few dollars more: costs and ecosystem services after spills

David Levin sits down with David Yoskowitz from the Harte Research Institute of Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to discuss the economics behind oil spill response and recovery.

February 12, 2019News

Spoonbill teams compete in rapid fire tournament style questions about our Ocean

Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Tournament Bowl

Florida high school teams from the Panhandle to the Everglades will gather Saturday, February 16, 2019 to compete in the 15th Annual Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Bowl competition.

February 11, 2019Community Engagement

Susan Snyder, Ph.D. Candidate, operate a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry instrument at USF CMS. (Photo credit: C-IMAGE)

More on maternal transfer of PAH’s: species specific?

Ph.D. candidate Susan Snyder (USF CMS/C-IMAGE), who presented a poster at the conference, generated some interesting data that suggest PAHs are not transferred to the eggs of Golden Tilefish in significantly high quantities.

February 8, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

Dr. Helen Scales, bottom right, poses with a slideshow of three of her books.

Stories of the Sea: Scientist-Author-Educator Speaks at USF St Petersburg

On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, students from the College of Marine Science met with Scales in a Q&A session that was followed by a public lecture on the USF St Petersburg campus titled, “Why Oceans Matter.”

February 8, 2019News

Vials of fish tissue taken from the Gulf of Mexico for laboratory analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other biomarkers. (Photo credit: C-IMAGE)

Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on deep pelagic fishes

At the GoMOSES conference on Wednesday morning, in Session 7, “Organismal Responses to Oil Exposure: From Individuals to Ecosystems.

February 7, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

Mark Luther, Associate Professor USF College of Marine Science. Photo Credit: Bold Business

The Blue Economy Imperative: Creating Sustainable Blue Growth

Water scarcity, climate change, and marine food shortages demand new Blue Economy initiatives.

February 7, 2019News

Dr. Patrick Schwing (background) and Dr. Isabel Romero (foreground, right) assist with a sediment core taken in the wake of Deepwater Horizon. Photo Credit: C-IMAGE

Benthic fauna in the Gulf: living in oily times

Yesterday’s Session 4 at the GoMOSES conference reminded me that “benthic fauna” also include fish that interact with the bottom creatures and with the sediment, such as grouper, snapper and tilefish, to name a few.

February 6, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

(L-R) Dr. Isabel C. Romero (College of Marine Science University of South Florida) and Dr. Jon Moore (Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University) collect samples from midwater trawling that used a 10-m2 MOCNESS net during DEEPEND Consortium cruises. Photo Credit: Isabel Romero, courtesy of DEEPEND.

Ten-Year Assessment Study Finds Increased Vulnerability of Deep Sea Fishes to Oil Exposure

Scientists completed the first time-series study (2007-2016) of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea fishes and their exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) following Deepwater Horizon.

February 6, 2019News

Brigid Carr presenting her poster during the Tuesday evening poster session of GoMOSES.

GoMOSES 2019 – Tuesday night Poster Session

Featuring Brigid Carr

February 5, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

Bryan O'Malley presents his poster at the GoMOSES Tuesday evening poster session.

GoMOSES 2019 – Tuesday night Poster Session

Featuring Bryan O'Malley

February 5, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

Oil spill responders attempting to extinguish the flames of the Deepwater Horizon platform at the onset of the accident in 2010. (Photo Credit: US Coast Guard)

Oil spill science conference GoMOSES 2019 begins with a flurry of workshops

The opening workshops of the 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) Conference took place yesterday at the Hyatt Regency hotel in New Orleans, LA.

February 5, 2019Blogs and Perspectives

USF CMS graduate students, Luis Sorinas, Juan Millan, Becky Scott, Shannon Burns, and Maddie Schwaab, at the CMS outreach booth, excited to teach the public about marine debris.

Outreach Booth Gives Students the Opportunity to Educate the Public on Marine Debris

On Saturday, February 2, 2019 students from USF College of Marine Science volunteered at the St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market to teach market-goers about marine debris and plastics.

February 5, 2019Community Engagement

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