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Caitlin Reynolds is out at sea to continue a study on sediment flux in the Gulf of Mexico

Caitlin Reynolds is out at sea to continue a study on sediment flux in the Gulf of Mexico

Caitlin departed on the R/V Weatherbird II last weekend to collect samples from, and redeploy, sediment traps in the Gulf of Mexico. She will be...

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Coral Microbial Ecology Team participates in Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration expedition to Gulf of Mexico

Coral Microbial Ecology Team participates in Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration expedition to Gulf of Mexico

SPCMSC scientists Christina Kellogg and James Evans will go to sea as part of the Coral Propagation Technique Development Project, a part of the...

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St. Petersburg staff participated in Science Spectacular at local school

St. Petersburg staff participated in Science Spectacular at local school

Dr. Legna Torres-Garcia and Meaghan Emory of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center visited the LCC Day School Science Spectacular to...

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Cross-center team testing seafloor structure-from-motion technology in Tampa Bay

Cross-center team testing seafloor structure-from-motion technology in Tampa Bay

Scientists, engineers, and staff from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) are at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science...

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SPCMSC team traveled to Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, to collect seafloor data to inform studies on barrier island change and sediment budget

SPCMSC team traveled to Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, to collect seafloor data to inform studies on barrier island change and sediment budget

The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center sent a large crew to Seven Mile Island to collect single beam bathymetry in the nearshore and...

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Estuarine and Marsh Geology team conducted field work in Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Estuarine and Marsh Geology team conducted field work in Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Dr. Kathryn Smith and Joseph Terrano visited Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GBNERR) last week to deploy oceanographic sensors in the...

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Dr. Davina Passeri invited to present at NOAA Coastal Ocean Modeling Science Seminar

Dr. Davina Passeri invited to present at NOAA Coastal Ocean Modeling Science Seminar

Dr. Davina Passeri of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will present a talk titled, “Stakeholder engagement to inform decision...

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SPCMSC Researchers invited to present seminar to University of California Santa Cruz Ocean Sciences Department

SPCMSC Researchers invited to present seminar to University of California Santa Cruz Ocean Sciences Department

Drs. Donya Frank-Gilchrist and Legna Torres-Garcia of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) presented a seminar to the Ocean...

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SPCMSC scientists to start new coral experiment in Dry Tortugas National Park

SPCMSC scientists to start new coral experiment in Dry Tortugas National Park

Ilsa Kuffner of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) is leading a team to determine the reasons coral grows faster in...

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Sea-level rise may help shorebirds but could put communities at risk on Fire Island

Sea-level rise may help shorebirds but could put communities at risk on Fire Island

New coastal change scenarios show enduring future habitat for the threatened piping plover, but potential loss of land that supports coastal homes and...

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Coasts, Storms, and Sea Level Rise Geonarratives

Coasts, Storms, and Sea Level Rise Geonarratives

Explore our Nation's coasts and the risks they face from sea level rise, high-tide flooding, accelerated erosion and intensifying storms. Learn how...

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Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux team conducting fieldwork at Fire Island, New York

Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux team conducting fieldwork at Fire Island, New York

Dr. Daniel Ciarletta, Mendenhall Research Geologist, and Geologist Julie Bernier are travelling to Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness at Fire...

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