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OCG Staff Training 2018

And that’s a wrap! Staff Training 2018

From learning lesson plans, engaging in daily “Energizer” activities, and inventorying field trip supplies, it really wasn’t too difficult having a bunch of focused fun in preparation for having a bunch of more fun.

June 18, 2018Girls Camp

Kayaking field trip to Shell Key Preserve

In the field: Field trip to Shell Key Preserve

On our trip, we kayaked to the preserve on Shell Key.

June 18, 2018Girls Camp

OCG girls got up-close and personal with sediments.

In the field: Field Trip to Fort De Soto

During our field trip to Fort De Soto, the OCG girls got up-close and personal with sediments answering these sorts of mysteries.

June 16, 2018Girls Camp

USF CMS Advises St. Pete City Council HERS Committee 2018

Question of Straws: CMS Advises St. Pete City Council HERS Committee

The City of St. Petersburg sustainability program continues to move forward with ocean friendly practices.

June 16, 2018News

Marcy Cockrell, a recent Doctoral Graduate from the Marine Resource Assessment Program at USF CMS

Graduate Student Receives National Academies of Science Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellowship

Dr. Cockrell will spend the year working on science communication, policy, and resource management issues in Florida with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Tallahassee.

June 15, 2018Awards, News

SECORRA Underwater Robots, Photo Credit: WSAV

Underwater Robots Help Local Scientists Study Hurricanes and More

Part of our mission, as a five university consortium between UGA, UNC, NC State, Georgia Tech and the University of South Florida, is to provide this kind of regional coverage.

June 15, 2018News

Campers and staff participated in what we call

The importance of OCG to my professional development

Today the campers and staff participated in what we call “Concept Rotations” where groups of 4-5 moved between six stations every 40 minutes.

June 13, 2018Girls Camp

The Shipwreck Hunter; A Lifetime of Extraordinary Discoveries on the Ocean Floor

USF CMS alumnus, David Mearns releases his book in the U.S. The Shipwreck Hunter

David Mearns, who received his MS from the USF Department of Marine Science in 1986, has just published his third book.

June 6, 2018News

A tagged bicolor damselfish (note orange tattoo) and its artificial nest box on a coral reef in the Bahamas. Photo Credit: Nikita Rolle.

Secrets of Fish Population Changes

Scientists link ocean dispersal of baby fish with ecology of adults.

June 3, 2018News

Graduate Students at the 2018 Vembu Cup and MSAC Festival Event

The 2018 Vembu Cup and MSAC Festival

A golf scramble tournament was held at Mangrove Bay Golf Course in St. Pete, Florida to honor the memory of Vembu Subramanian.

May 22, 2018News

USF Marine Science Fish Ecology Lab Group, May 2018

Fish Ecology Lab Unveils New Website

We are thrilled to debut the Fish Ecology Lab’s new website to our current students, prospective students, partners, donors, and visitors.

May 12, 2018News

Dr. Robert Weisberg, Distinguished University Professor and Physical Oceanographer at USF College of Marine Science

Interview with Dr. Weisberg, Ocean Circulation and Ecology – Part I

The key to answering many of the big questions about living organisms is to understand the forces at work in their everyday environment.

May 10, 2018News

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