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25 February

Zooplankton. Photo Credit: Matt Wilson/Jay Clark, NOAA NMFS AFSC Wikimedia

The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath, Scientists Warn

Reported by Laura Poppick , General Assignment Reporter at Scientific American ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Escaping predators, digestion and other…

25 February

Aerial drone photo of the neighborhood in Redington Beach. Some scientific forecasts of rising seal levels project that a 2-foot rise would leave parts of the town underwater by 2100. But there are much more pessimistic forecasts out there. Photo Credit: Luis Santana | Times.

Climate change is here. Will Tampa Bay finally get ready?

Reported by Kirby Wilson, General Assignment Reporter at Tampa Bay Times TAMPA, FL – In a nondescript office building in…

20 February

Members of the Seminole High School ‘A team’ review their answers during a break in the action of the Round Robin morning session at the 2019 Spoonbill Bowl.

2019 marks 15 years of the Spoonbill Bowl

Written by Sean Beckwith, Web Content Developer for USFCMS ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Do you have an advanced degree in…

19 February

Improving Turbulent Parameterizations in an Operational Hurricane Model using Aircraft Observations

**This seminar event has been canceled** Speaker: Jun Zhang Affiliation: NOAA AOML Title: Improving Turbulent Parameterizations in an Operational Hurricane…

18 February

Temporal Variability in Oceanic Biogeochemical Processes: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Speaker: Chris Martens Affiliation: University of North Carolina Title: Temporal Variability in Oceanic Biogeochemical Processes: Challenges and Potential Solutions Host:…

14 February

(Left to right) Don Chambers, USF College of Marine Science, Rebecca Zarger, USF, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman; Joshua Johnson, 1A. Photo Credit: Megan Holmes

The story behind 1A’s live broadcast: A showcase of what makes St. Pete great

Written By: Megan Holmes, Author for St. Pete Catalyst ST. PETERSBURG, FL – On Monday, the University of South Florida…

12 February

The Loop – Episode 13: For a few dollars more: costs and ecosystem services after spills

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Ecosystem services are benefits the environment provides to humans. Oil spills harm the environment and these…

11 February

Spoonbill teams compete in rapid fire tournament style questions about our Ocean

Spoonbill Ocean Sciences Tournament Bowl

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Florida high school teams from the Panhandle to the Everglades will gather Saturday, February 16, 2019…

10 February

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on the Florida Reef Tract and Current Rescue Efforts

Speaker: Stephanie A Schopmeyer, Associate Research Scientist Affiliation: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Title: Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on…

8 February