USF College of Marine Science

April 20 marks 10 years since the BP oil spill began off the Louisiana coast when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded. Over the next six months,…

Portions of this story were originally published May 6, 2019.In 1986, David Mearns received his Master’s degree in Marine Geology from the University of…

In 1986, David Mearns received his Master’s degree in Marine Geology from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science.Since then, he's…

With sea level rises, global warming and more, the Earth has been affected a lot by climate change in the last few decades.For example, NASA reports that…

Eight years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there still is a lack of knowledge on the complex ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.But new research may…

A study seven years in the making by University of South Florida researchers has created a map of how many species live in the Gulf of Mexico. This will…

Scientists say that climate change is having an effect on the levels of the world’s oceans.But it’s also apparently affecting the oxygen levels throughout…

When Bill Hogarth was told the Florida Institute of Oceanography's new research vessel was going to be named after him, he had a pretty reasonable - and…

A team of marine scientists, led by representatives of the University of South Florida, are about midway through a six-week expedition looking for…

Next summer, a group of marine researchers and local politicians who gathered at a Tarpon Springs shipyard for a ceremonial keel laying plan to return for…

Students aboard the Florida Insitute of Oceanography's Weatherbird II research vessel helped rescue a distressed boater near Egmont Key on Saturday…

An effort is underway to figure out how the BP oil spill harmed the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. The damage may not be as dire as feared, but researchers say it's too soon to know the long-term impacts.