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![Through improved flood forecasting, the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation will inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions to support a more resilient Florida for all.](/marine-science/news/images/lovers-key-naples-mangrove-natural-infrastructure-490x327.jpg)
The Flood Hub rises to the challenge of coastal resilience in Florida
Through improved flood forecasting, the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation will inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions to support a more resilient Florida for all.
September 19, 2022Florida Flood Hub, News
![Robert H. Weisberg, a University of South Florida physical oceanographer, stands on the top deck of the R/V W.T. Hogarth research vessel on May 3. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times ]](/marine-science/news/images/bob-weisberg-on-the-research-vessel-wt-hogarth-photo-credit-douglas-clifford-490x327.jpg)
Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an AGU Fellow
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow.
![The glider fitted with a SUNA nitrate sensor was deployed by members of the Center for Ocean Technology to capture water column data. Photo credit, Chad Lembke.](/marine-science/news/images/glider-fitted-with-a-suna-nitrate-sensor-was-deployed-by-members-of-the-center-for-ocean-technology-490x317.jpg)
CMS labs join forces to solve the mysteries of Florida’s red tides
In a serendipitous research cruise this summer, three labs within the USF College of Marine Science, plus its glider fleet team, joined forces to improve our understanding of a decades-old question: what causes red tides to form in the Gulf of Mexico?
September 7, 2022News
![The R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer photographed from a drone at Thwaites Glacier ice front in February 2019. (Credit: Alexandra Mazur/University of Gothenburg)](/marine-science/news/images/the-rv-nathaniel-b-palmer-photographed-from-a-drone-at-thwaites-glacier-490x327.jpg)
Faster in the Past: New seafloor images – the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – upend understanding of Thwaites Glacier retreat
At times in its past, retreat of the massive Thwaites Glacier was even quicker than it is today, heightening concerns for its future.
September 5, 2022News
![Katelyn Schockman is a PhD Candidate (now graduate- congrats!) in the lab of Dr. Bob Byrnes, who is a co-author on the paper.](/marine-science/news/images/katelyn-schockman-new-publication-one-on-one-490x327.jpg)
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions
A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.
August 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights
![Healthy coral reef in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.](/marine-science/news/images/healthy-coral-reef-in-st-croix-us-virgin-islands-490x327.jpg)
Coral Reef “Oases”: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef Communities
New models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities that may play a key role in coral reef conservation efforts.
August 2, 2022News, Publication Highlights
![Graduate students Hannah Hunt (USF), Dylan Halbeisen (USF), Ilana Farrell (OSU) work with Dr. Salvo Caprara (USF) and Dr. Joe Tamborski (ODU) to sample the Hillsborough River. The team is collecting dissolved metals and organic matter and measuring the salinity, temperature and pH of the river. Credit: Tim Conway, USF](/marine-science/news/images/team-is-collecting-dissolved-metals-and-organic-matter-and-measuring-the-salinity-temperature-490x327.jpg)
On the hunt: where do phytoplankton get their food in the nutrient-starved Gulf?
The team has a hunch there’s an overlooked nutrient source that requires further investigation: submarine groundwater discharge along the coastal margins.
August 2, 2022News
![USF CMS graduate student Jon Peake on a research dive.](/marine-science/news/images/usf-cms-graduate-student-jon-peake-on-a-research-dive-490x327.jpg)
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
![A stunning painting of Amberjack by Diane Peebles. © Diane Rome Peebles.](/marine-science/news/images/amberjack-peebles-490-327.jpg)
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
![Kyle Amergian, lead author and recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019)](/marine-science/news/images/foraminiferal-research-one-on-one-490x327.jpg)
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
![Oil spill from a fire-damaged platform, captured by the Sentinel-2 satellite of the European Space Agency. Fire smoke appears white, while oil slicks appear dark (crude and emulsified oil) or metallic color (oil sheen). Credit: Sentinel-2 data from Copernicus operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency. Image generated by Chuanmin Hu of University of South Florida.](/marine-science/news/images/satellite-image-490x327.png)
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
![Dock view of Clam Bayou Marine Education Center](/marine-science/news/images/clam-bayou-marine-education-center-dock-490x327.jpg)
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