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![The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an industrial disaster that began on April 20, 2010.](/marine-science/news/images/science-synthesis-produces-books-on-deepwater-horizon-findings-and-oil-spill-scenarios-490x327.jpg)
2 New Books Summarize Findings from Historic Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The USF CMS led on the production of a powerful two-volume series about the historic Deepwater Horizon oil spill published by Springer: Deep Oil Spills: Facts, Fate, and Effects and Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War.
August 27, 2019News
![REU participants attended a lunch hosted by Sloan UCEM at USF Top of the Palms with Bernard Batson and COE students. (left to right: Richard Rivera, Angel Cedeño, Jenelle DeVry, Tione Grant, and Alexis Peterson)](/marine-science/news/images/reu-participants-visited-university-of-south-florida-top-of-the-palms-490x327.jpg)
REU 2019 Summary
The USF College of Marine Sciences (CMS) hosted five Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) participants this summer from four minority serving institutions.
![Dr. Charles 'Chuck' Wilson, Dr. Rita Colwell, Dr. Steven Murawski, and Dr. Margaret Leinen after a productive first day of overviews.](/marine-science/news/images/multi-institution-science-team-meets-in-st-petersburg-490x327.jpg)
Multi-institution Science Team Meets in St. Petersburg, FL to Synthesize Ecosystem Impacts of the Historic Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A core team met most recently in St. Petersburg, FL from July 23-25 to participate in a workshop entitled “Ecosystem Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Event: Assembling the Record of Species and Community Change.”
August 2, 2019News
![This autonomous glider, part of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science glider fleet, is modified with sonar technology and will collect up-close and personal data on the migrating animals in the water column during a mission to explore the Gulf of Mexico. Chad Lembke, Research Faculty at USF CMS, plays a critical role in the mission. The team will also use new technology from the National Geographic Society. Credit: John Horne, University of Washington.](/marine-science/news/images/autonomous-glider-part-of-the-university-of-south-florida-college-of-marine-science-glider-fleet-490x327.jpg)
Researchers deploy new tech to explore depths of Gulf of Mexico
FIU marine scientist Kevin Boswell and a multi-institution research team will deploy experimental technology next week to explore the deep scattering layers of the ocean.
July 26, 2019News
![Credit and Copyright: Benjamin Dimmitt](/marine-science/news/images/thinning-of-tree-stands-and-loss-of-canopy-cover-at-both-sites-490x327.jpg)
Coastal Forests in Crisis
A team at the USF College of Marine Science documents a die-off of coastal forests along the Big Bend of Florida using photographs and satellite imagery.
July 12, 2019News
![A spinybacked orbweaver approaches a bee ensnarled in its web. Photo Credit: Mya Breitbart](/marine-science/news/images/spinybacked-orbweaver-approaches-a-bee-ensnarled-in-its-web-490x327.jpg)
Researchers discover first case of a vertically transmitted virus in spiders
In a recent publication, lead author Dr. Karyna Rosario describes two new viruses identified in the ‘crab-like’ spiders known as spinybacked orbweavers.
July 12, 2019News
![Sargassum on Delray Beach in South Florida in May 2019. Credit: Brian Cousin, Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute](/marine-science/news/images/sargassum-on-delray-beach-in-south-florida-in-may-2019-490x327.jpg)
Scientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World
The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico—and it’s likely here to stay, says a team led by the USF College of Marine Science.
July 4, 2019News
![Using a new, highly sensitive tracer for human-derived iron falling on the ocean, researchers led by the USF College of Marine Science say we have underestimated the iron we add to the ocean compared to natural sources.](/marine-science/news/images/research-vessel-knorr-was-operated-by-woods-hole-oceanographic-institution-from-490x327.jpg)
Is a Great Iron Fertilization Experiment Already Underway?
Using a new, highly sensitive tracer for human-derived iron falling on the ocean, researchers led by the USF College of Marine Science say we have underestimated the iron we add to the ocean compared to natural sources.
June 26, 2019News
![Rick Elmhorst of Bay News 9 (left) sits down with Dr. Robert Weisberg of USF College of Marine Science (right) to discuss red tide. Photo Credit: Bay News 9.](/marine-science/news/images/bob-weisberg-usf-college-of-marine-science-red-tide-bay-news-nine-490x327.jpg)
Ocean circulation made 2018 the worst year for red tide in more than a decade
Bay News 9 sat down with an expert to learn more about red tide research.
June 25, 2019News
![Blue bioluminescence produced by red Noctiluca scintillans near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands. Researchers now have a way to study the sparkly organisms by satellite. Credit: Yu-Xian Yang, Lienchiang county government, Taiwan](/marine-science/news/images/blue-tears-bioluminescent-seas-yu-xian-yang-490x327.jpg)
China’s sparkling bioluminescent seas are glowing brighter
Scientists report in a new study they have found a way for satellites to track the bioluminescent plankton responsible for producing “blue tears” in China’s coastal waters and found the sparkly creatures have become more abundant in recent years.
June 12, 2019News
![The 2019 Ocean Discovery XPRIZE awards ceremony winners](/marine-science/news/images/ocean-discovery-xprize-winners-2019-490x327.jpg)
USF CMS Community Shines in Historic XPRIZE Competition
XPRIZE, the world leader in designing and operating competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, recently announced the winners in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.
June 12, 2019News
![Landsat-8 image of the Port of Miami and surrounding waters from April 24, 2014, showing the size and location of the sediment plume. Photo Credit: Brian Barnes / USGS](/marine-science/news/images/land-sat8-sediment-plume-image-april-24-2014-490x327..jpg)
New study finds over half a million corals killed during Port of Miami dredging
Data show dredging caused widespread damage to coral reefs that protect Miami’s coastline and support fishing and tourism
May 29, 2019News