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The Rising Tides Podcast” covers ocean research from space to the seafloor, including the use of buoys, satellites, and submersibles to advance marine science. Credit: Jay Law

‘The Rising Tides Podcast’ explores cutting-edge ocean technologies in marine science

Designed for ocean experts and general audiences alike, “The Rising Tides Podcast” invites oceanographers to discuss their ground-breaking research through one-on-one conversations.

April 23, 2025News, Podcasts

USF College of Marine Science in the News

CMS in the News 2025

The USF College of Marine Science news team is dedicated to sharing USF CMS's research to local, regional, and global audiences. View CMS in the news for 2025.

April 22, 2025CMS in the News

In a recent study led by Weiyi Tang, assistant professor at the USF College of Marine Science, scientists found that nitrogen loss in estuaries such as Chesapeake Bay may differ from open ocean oxygen minimum zones in response to deoxygenation. The paper was recently published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Image credit: Landsat/NASA

Nitrogen loss in estuaries may differ from open ocean oxygen minimum zones in response to deoxygenation

In a recent study led by Weiyi Tang, assistant professor at the USF College of Marine Science, scientists found that nitrogen loss in estuaries may differ from open ocean oxygen minimum zones in response to deoxygenation.

April 17, 2025Publication Highlights

Gregory Berman demonstrates beach profiling to experienced journalists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Ocean Science Journalism program. Berman explains how beaches change over time and how projected changes in sea level may shift future shorelines. Courtesy of Gregory Berman.

From Tampa Bay to the Massachusetts coast: a CMS alum shares his story

Gregory Berman is a geological oceanographer who graduated from the USF College of Marine Science in 2002. After earning his master's degree, he dedicated himself to protecting natural resources, focusing on coastal resilience and sustainability.

April 17, 2025News

Alexandra, Kylee, and Daisy (l to r) learn from the expert, Kristin Cook (FWC).

How Do You Age a Fish?

Last week, a handful of the TBS crew attended a two-day workshop on fish ‘ageing,’ generously hosted by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and led by fish ageing expert and researcher, Kristin Cook.

April 14, 2025Blogs and Perspectives

Chance Maritime created new self-driving boat technology. Chance Maritime developed their LR30, a thirty-foot-long uncrewed boat to quickly collect data at sea.

Public-private partnership improves seafloor mapping in Tampa Bay

The Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies partnered with Chance Maritime Technologies to develop backscatter calibration sites using an autonomous vehicle.

April 11, 2025Blogs and Perspectives

Rising Tides Newsletter Archives

Rising Tides Newsletter Archives

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March 31, 2025Rising Tides Newsletter

Rising Tides March 2025 | USF College of Marine Science

Rising Tides - March 2025

View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, March 2025 edition.

March 31, 2025Rising Tides Newsletter

The project is allowing researchers to develop a high-resolution detection and forecasting system for areas of South Florida, including Smathers Beach, seen here. The system will soon be expanded to include coastlines across Florida and the Caribbean. Image credit: Brian Lapointe

New Sargassum system takes aim at a troublesome seaweed

Resource managers in South Florida have a new tool in their fight against Sargassum thanks to a five-year, $3.2-million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms program.

March 28, 2025News

Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

Eleven USF faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 11 University of South Florida faculty members to its 2024 class of Fellows, the third largest cohort of AAAS Fellows from any university in the nation.

March 27, 2025Awards, News

FCMaP met to coordinate efforts across Florida’s coast, bringing together collaborative ideas and share resources to most efficiently map the sea floor. Image credit: Sherryl Gilbert.

Collaboration and progress at the Florida Coastal Mapping Program’s annual summit

The Florida Coastal Mapping Program, a mapping group coordinating the collection of bathymetric data along Florida’s coastline, held its annual summit in March.

March 24, 2025News, Resiliency News

A microscopic image of Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism responsible for red tide. Image courtesy of Mya Breitbart.

Viruses identified in red tide blooms for the first time

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new viral species — present in blooms of K. brevis, more commonly known as red tide.

March 20, 2025News

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