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Fish Banks: Following the Current-cy
On the Tuesday of our last week of camp, we spent most of the day engaged in an activity called Fish Banks.
June 20, 2022Girls Camp
Fish Ecology Blog
This is the sixth year that Michael Sipes, Science Mentor, had the pleasure of leading the Fish Ecology Lab and every year it’s a blast.
June 20, 2022Girls Camp
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
Totally Jawesome! A Shark 101 and Shark Tagging Lab
These campers totally needed a bigger boat.. Sharks were on deck at OCG!
June 17, 2022Girls Camp
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
Behold the Barrier Island!
The final field trip of Oceanography Camp for Girls 2022 was our expedition to Caladesi Island.
June 15, 2022Girls Camp
DNA Detectives!
Campers became detectives for a day as they collected the DNA left behind by organisms in the water, known as environmental DNA (eDNA), to identify organisms from different habitats!
June 15, 2022Girls Camp
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
USF CMS student Natalia López Figueroa awarded NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
CMS Ph.D. candidate Natalia López Figueroa was awarded a Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.
Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Announces Selection of 15 New Members for 2022
Dr. Mya Breitbart, a professor and microbiologist at the USF College of Marine Science (USF CMS), is among 15 prominent scholars from throughout the state of Florida who were selected for membership to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).
Adventure and Exploration on the High-Seas aboard the Okeanos Explorer
This summer as part of a NOAA Explorer-In-Training internship, Catalina Rubiano received the incredible opportunity to sail on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer – a dream come true for any ocean science nerd.
May 23, 2022Blogs and Perspectives
CMS hosts Women in Science Leadership Training
The CMS served as home base for a two-day workshop for women called “Building Leadership Skills for Success in the Scientific Workforce.”
May 16, 2022Blogs and Perspectives