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The data collected on the bimonthly South 91社区 Ecosystem Restoration cruises are used to evaluate water quality along 91社区鈥檚 west coast, monitoring for red tide, low oxygen zones, and increased nutrients.

Tracking decades of ecological changes in South 91社区鈥檚 marine environment

For more than ten years, bold research led by the USF College of Marine Science has improved our understanding of the harmful algae blooms, fisheries health, and water quality of South 91社区.

April 1, 2026News

Margaret Mars Brisbin ventured to Antarctica to understand how changing ice conditions impact microbial life in the region. Photo credit: Tricia Thibodeau

Linking ice melt to life in the Weddell Sea

Margaret Mars Brisbin ventured to Antarctica to understand how changing ice conditions impact microbial life in the region.

March 26, 2026Blogs and Perspectives, News

Crews in The Ocean Race navigate state-of-the-art offshore sailing yachts around the world. Next year鈥檚 event includes a 12-day stopover in St. Petersburg-Clearwater. Credit: The Ocean Race

USF to host stopover for the iconic Ocean Race

For the first time, St. Pete-Clearwater will serve as a stopover for The Ocean Race, an elite sport that serves to advance marine science, education, and protection.

March 18, 2026News

Sampling rosette with gray sampling bottles at left, the ship鈥檚 rail at lower right, and the face of the ice shelf in the background. Credit: Rob Sherrell

New evidence challenges prevailing assumptions about melting ice shelves suppling iron

The research involved a cruise to the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica to collect melting glacial water at the source.

March 6, 2026News, Publication Highlights

Gag grouper are a desirable reef fish that face considerable threats from overfishing. Credit: FWC / Margaret Thompson

Gag grouper are overfished in the Gulf. This new tool could help

The new approach 鈥減rovides a flexible tool to support decision making, particularly for vulnerable, highly targeted stocks,鈥 according to the authors.

February 12, 2026News, Publication Highlights

Between 2003 and 2022, blooms of macroalgae, such as the seaweed sargassum seen here, rose by 13.4 percent per year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific. Credit: Ellen Park / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean

Authors of the new paper in Nature Communications attributed the bloom expansions to both human activities, such as nutrient runoff into the ocean, and climate variability, such as ocean warming.

January 19, 2026News

The research will look at molecules called siderophores and viruses called phages, which infect bacteria. The phage shown here was imaged by Anthony M. Greco at the USF College of Marine Science.

New research explores daring hypothesis about viruses and iron in the ocean

The research is funded by The Keck Foundation, which emphasizes high-risk, high-reward science that is often not competitive at other funding agencies.

January 12, 2026News

In addition to her research, Schomber enjoyed sharing her love of geology with others, and served as a mentor for the Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls.

Ice cores and ensembles: graduate student combines passion for music and marine science

Orion Schomber reflects on her time at the college, how she chose marine science, and how music has influenced her research.

December 12, 2025Blogs and Perspectives, News

Sargassum is declining in the North Atlantic region where it was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century. Here, Sea Education Association鈥檚 SSV Corwith Cramer sails near a mat of holopelagic sargassum. Credit: Jeff Schell.

Study reveals dramatic decline in some historic sargassum populations

Certain populations of sargassum have plummeted in abundance over the past ten years, raising alarm for marine ecosystems that depend on the seaweed.

December 4, 2025News, Publication Highlights

Saildrone Voyager equipped for coastal mapping in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.

Public-private partnership tackles seafloor mapping challenge

Researchers at the USF College of Marine Science collaborated with Saildrone to improve techniques for hydrography.

November 19, 2025News, Resiliency News

A new uncrewed surface vehicle named EMMET (Enhanced Mobile Mapping with Emerging Technologies), seen in the foreground during a recent demonstration day at the USF College of Marine Science. Photo by Carlyn Scott.

New vehicle expands mapping capabilities at College of Marine Science

The new uncrewed surface vehicle is part of a collaboration between the college鈥檚 Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies and the 91社区 Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation.

November 14, 202591社区 Flood Hub, News

Photo by Freddie Coleman, USF Health

USF research funding surges to record $750 million, increasing impact across 91社区 and beyond

Industry partnerships have propelled the 91社区 to a record $750 million in research funding. The surge positions USF closer to its $1 billion goal.

November 4, 2025News

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