Environmental Impact Archives - USF College of Marine Science

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February 12, 2019

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…

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Dr. Gabe Vargo, Associate Professor Emeritus from the USF College of Marine Science, shared 3D images of Karenia brevis with the audience in Englewood, FL. The images were taken by Tony Greco, a master of microscopy who runs the Electron Microscopy Laboratory at the USFCMS. Photo Credit: Kristen M. Kusek

February 6, 2019

USFCMS Emeritus Prof Delivers Red Tide Talk to Full House

Written By: Kristen M. Kusek, Science Communication Strategist for USFCMS ENGLEWOOD, FL – Dr. Gabe Vargo, Associate Professor Emeritus, is…

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February 1, 2019

The Loop – Episode 12: Marine Technology Society (MTS) TechSurge

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – In February 2018, a pair of unrelated science conferences were hosted in New Orleans, LA during…

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Caution tape closes off an entrance to the beach as Palm Beach County officials announced that all county beaches are closed due to red tide affecting coastal areas on October 4, 2018 in Lake Worth, Florida. Photo Credit: Getty/Joe Raedle

January 11, 2019

As temperatures rise, toxic algae blooms paint Florida coast red

Reported by Nicole Karlis, news writer at Salon Florida’s Gulf Coast – For the past 14 months, various sections of Florida’s…

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A slurry fo dead fish, the result of Red Tide, moves out of Clearwater Harbor on the north side of Sand Key Park on Thursday (9/20/18) as Pinellas County continues to monitor the bloom at a number of beaches right now, including Madeira Beach, St. Pete Beach, and Indian Shores. A Red Tide Advisory remains in effect at Sand Key Park, which has suspended parking fees. For weeks, the city of Clearwater has become the place of respite from the bloom for people on southern beaches experiencing red tide, as the bloom had not been detected. But the tide has changed in recent days after dead fish began washing onto the beach over the weekend, and spilling into the Intracoastal Waterway. The naturally occurring phenomenon and has been documented along Florida’s Gulf Coast since the 1840s, and its foul odor can cause respiratory irritation. Photo Credit: Douglas R. Clifford

January 10, 2019

As Red Tide returns to Florida coast, government shutdown affects some efforts to track it

Reported by Craig Pittman, Environment, Growth and Development Reporter for Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The Red Tide…

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Brent Summers sailing on NSF funded US GEOTRACES GP15

September 19, 2018

The U.S. GEOTRACES GP15 Expedition Along the Pacific Ocean Departs

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – USFCMS graduate student Brent Summers is currently sailing on NSF funded US GEOTRACES GP15 out of…

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February 16, 2018

The Loop – Episode 11: The Cuban Connection: Spills, Science Diplomacy

TAMPA, FL – C-IMAGE collaborated with researchers from the University of Havana for the first join U.S.-Cuban expedition in over…

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Mind Open Media producer David Levin talks to Dana Wetzel, Matt Resley, and Kevan Main about the risks fish have during oil spills and how this knowledge can assist response decisions. Photo Credit: C-IMAGE

February 4, 2017

The Loop – Episode 10: The Risks for Fish

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – What happened to the fish in the days and weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? With…

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The Loop takes a deep dive into the Gulf of Mexico with the researchers studying the processes, mechanisms, and impacts of after two mega oil spills, Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc I. Researchers from C-IMAGE discuss their studies with David Levin of Mind Open Media. Photo Credit: Open Mind Media

January 10, 2017

The Loop – Episode 9: Forensic Science

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Listen to learn how scientists reanalyzed remotely sensed data taken in the late 1970s to study…

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February 1, 2016

The Loop – Episode 8: In the Mud in Mexico

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – “We were of the mind that with studying the Deepwater Horizon in the northern Gulf we…

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January 30, 2016

The Loop – Episode 7: The Ixtoc Spill: Reflections

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened just a few years ago, but it might be possible…

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February 18, 2014

The Loop – Episode 6: Oil, It’s whats for Dinner

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – C-IMAGE scientists want to know more about how oil-eating microorganisms behave in the cold deep ocean…

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December 21, 2013

The Loop – Episode 5: The Pressure is On

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Mind Open Media’s David Levin talks with C-IMAGE PI Steven Murawski and scientists from the Technical…

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December 23, 2012

The Loop – Episode 2: Sampling for oil in the sediments in the Gulf of Mexico

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – C-IMAGE PI’s Steven Murawski and David Hollander on board the R/V Weatherbird II in August of…

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December 21, 2012

The Loop – Episode 1: Overview of C-IMAGE

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – C-IMAGE PI Dr. Steven Murawski talks to David Levin about the research goals of our center…

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