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Low levels of the naturally occurring toxin that creates red tide have been reported, mostly off the coast of Venice and South Venice in Sarasota County.
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A team of marine scientists, led by representatives of the University of South Florida, are about midway through a six-week expedition looking for…
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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…
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Students aboard the Florida Insitute of Oceanography's Weatherbird II research vessel helped rescue a distressed boater near Egmont Key on Saturday…