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![Map showing the location of the nine sample areas in the northern Gulf of Mexico for a six-year effort (2012-2017) to sample tilefish close to the historic Deepwater Horizon oil spill.](/marine-science/news/images/map-of-northern-gulf-of-mexico-for-a-six-year-effort-to-sample-tilefish-close-to-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-490x327.jpg)
Gulf of Mexico Tilefish: Recent Checkup Shows Compromised Health Since Historic Oil Spill
Study led by USF College of Marine Science in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill shows that oil exposure is up while overall health is down—even if population numbers seem OK
November 12, 2019News
![Dr. Angela Lodge – Angie --facilitated the visit to Clam Bayou, home base for the USF CMS Oceanography Camp for Girls. The visit, held November 5, 2019, was featured as part of the US State Department’s “Hidden No More” Women in STEM initiative.](/marine-science/news/images/dr-angela-lodge-facilitated-the-visit-to-clam-bayou-home-base-for-the-usf-cms-oceanography-camp-for-girls-490x327.jpg)
Global US Department of State’s Women in STEM Program Visits Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG)
Eight women leaders from Argentina to Vietnam visited Clam Bayou and the USF CMS for a taste of the OCG experience meant to inspire new programming around the world.
November 6, 2019News
![Dr. Christina Simoniello guides young students through an activity at the GCOOS booth during the 2017 St. Pete Science Festival.](/marine-science/news/images/dr-christina-simoniello-guides-young-students-through-an-activity-at-the-gcoos-490x327.jpg)
A Q&A with CMS Alum, Dr. Chris Simoniello
Christina Simoniello is the 2019 first place winner of the Gulf Guardian Award in the Individual category for her work with the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS).
November 4, 2019News
![Dr. David Naar explains some related geological concepts to the estuaries honors class.](/marine-science/news/images/dr-david-naar-explains-some-geological-concepts-to-the-estuarine-course-honors-students-490x327.jpg)
CMS Faculty Teach USF Honors Undergraduates About Estuaries in the Class and at Sea
Nineteen undergraduate students from the Honors College at USF are learning about estuaries and coastal processes in a course newly offered by faculty and graduate students of the USF College of Marine Science (CMS) in the classroom and at sea.
October 31, 2019News
![Bill Hogarth, Masanori Miyahara, Steve Murawski and Hideki Nakano. Dr. Miyahara presented the current status of Japanese fisheries as he seeks collaboration from scientists in foreign countries who have prior experience with declining fish stocks.](/marine-science/news/images/masanori-miyahara-second-from-left-discussed-the-current-status-of-japanese-fisheries-490x327.jpg)
President of Japan Fisheries Research Agency Seeks International Collaboration to Address Declining Japanese Fish Stocks
Japanese fisheries saw a meteoric rise in fish catch after World War II, due to improved technologies, before the productivity peaked in the 1980’s and sharply declined.
October 25, 2019News
![Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2019 edition.](/marine-science/news/images/rising-tides-newsletter-october-2019-490x327.jpg)
Rising Tides Newsletter - October 2019
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, October 2019 edition.
October 15, 2019Rising Tides Newsletter
![Wind farms like this one pictured in the Irish Sea might make their way to the U.S. through the efforts of Orsted, a company that Dr. Shane Dunn has recently worked with.](/marine-science/news/images/barrow-offshore-wind-turbines-490x327.jpg)
A Q&A with CMS Alum, Dr. Shane Dunn
Operating as a geophysical consultant out of St. Petersburg, Dunn travels the world for some of the biggest, most technical projects on the planet.
September 25, 2019Blogs and Perspectives
![Chao Liu, lead author on the paper, received a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship allowing him to study global ocean vertical salt transport using a state-of-the-art ocean synthesis product.](/marine-science/news/images/chao-liu-received-a-nasa-earth-and-space-science-fellowship-490x327.jpg)
Deeper Ocean Observations Needed to Accurately Assess Earth’s Climatic Changes
Researchers at the USF College of Marine Science (CMS), along with colleagues from Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), NASA Headquarters, Cambridge Climate Institute, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently published a paper in Nature Communications emphasizing the importance of the deep ocean’s contributions to the upper ocean.
September 25, 2019News
![Jacqueline Dixon, Dean, USF College of Marine Science](/marine-science/news/images/jacqueline-dixon-dean-usf-college-of-marine-science-490x327.jpg)
A Brief from Dean Dixon
Greetings from the College of Marine Science! We’re excited to restart our newly designed newsletter with this issue, and hope you enjoy it.
September 20, 2019Newsletter Articles
![Savannah Hartman at the Hawaiian Convention Center](/marine-science/news/images/savannah-hartman-at-the-hawaiian-convention-center-490x327.jpg)
Ocean Obs ’19: Poster session!
Hundreds of posters. Hundreds of people.
September 20, 2019Blogs and Perspectives
![The opening slide welcoming all attendees to the Ocean Obs '19 conference was accompanied by a soothing ukele tune. Perfect mood music!](/marine-science/news/images/welcoming-to-ocean-obs-2019-honolulu-hawaii-490x327.jpg)
Ocean Obs ’19 decadal conference opens in Honolulu
Here on the island of O’ahu, the College of Marine Science’s Institute of Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS) lab members are attending one of the most important conferences held for ocean users.
September 19, 2019Blogs and Perspectives
![Week One: Painting with Bacteria! - “Who are you?” activity.](/marine-science/news/images/who-are-you-activity-girls-inc-490x327.jpg)
Girls Go Gaga Over Science
This blog whisks you through my summer doing marine science with Girls Inc—and you don’t even have to get your feet wet!
September 18, 2019Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement