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![Dr. Glenn Parsons speaking at the awards ceremony for the 2007 World Wildlife Fund SmartGear Competition for which he received Runner-Up for his work on shrimp trawl bycatch reduction. Photo courtesy of Glenn Parsons.](/marine-science/news/images/glenn-parsons-speaking-at-the-awards-ceremony-490x327.png)
A Q&A with CMS Alum Dr. Glenn Parsons: Shark Man
Dr. Glenn R. Parsons, CMS alumnus, Class of 1987, is Professor of biology and Director of the University of Mississippi Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
July 10, 2019Blogs and Perspectives
![Jay Law and Dr. Robert Weisberg prepare to board the Weatherbird II after installing wind sensors on a buoy newly deployed at sea.](/marine-science/news/images/jay-law-robert-weisberg-preparing-to-board-weatherbird-ii-after-installing-wind-sensors-on-a-buoy-deployed-at-sea-490x327.jpg)
Ocean Circulation Lab cruises to the Dry Tortugas
Physical oceanographic cruise draws participants from multiple disciplines across the USF System.
July 5, 2019Blogs and Perspectives
![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
![Celebrating our campers’ achievements and friendship on OCG celebration day!](/marine-science/news/images/ocg-is-the-place-for-me-490x327.jpg)
OCG is the place for me
Celebrating our campers’ achievements and friendship on OCG celebration day!
June 28, 2019Girls Camp
![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
![New moms. All the little specs on the bottom right of the photo are zoea (crab larvae). Photo by: Makenzie Burrows](/marine-science/news/images/crab-larvae-490x327.png)
A Seaside Science Surprise
For the past couple summers Dr. Mya Breitbart's lab has done outreach activities with Girls Inc. of Pinellas, an organization that inspires young girls to be strong, smart, and bold through afterschool programs and summer camps.
June 25, 2019Blogs and Perspectives, Community Engagement
![OCG Girls Camp 2019](/marine-science/news/images/ocg-get-to-know-the-staff-ryan-490x327.png)
Get to Know the Staff – Ryan’s Passion!
Being fit allows greater focus and endurance in the classroom.
June 25, 2019Girls Camp
![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
![Next up in the Marine Protection lab was fisheries management and modeling](/marine-science/news/images/marine-protection-lab-girls-camp-2019-490x327.png)
Maps, Models, and Marine Resources
Week two of OCG, which is filled with various lab days, has come to an end!
June 24, 2019Girls Camp
![Campers examined several Spotted Seatrout and Spanish Mackerel carcasses with the goal of gaining insight into how these fish lived and their feeding patterns.](/marine-science/news/images/ins-and-outs-of-fish-ocg-2019-490x327.jpg)
The Ins and Outs of Fish
On Day 2 campers stepped up their game and became Fish Biologist themselves.
June 22, 2019Girls Camp
![Tiffaney’s skeleton belongs to the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab, which lends out bones for education purposes.](/marine-science/news/images/marine-mammal-comparative-anatomy-2019-girls-camp-490x327.jpg)
One Piece at a Time
Tiffaney’s skeleton belongs to the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab.
June 21, 2019Girls Camp