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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) Lidar Coordinator/National Geospatial Program (NGP) Associate National Map Liaison attending Florida Geographic Information Office and Florida GIS Managers Quarterly Meetings

Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) Lidar Coordinator/National Geospatial Program (NGP) Associate National Map Liaison attending Florida Geographic Information Office and Florida GIS Managers Quarterly Meetings

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the CMHRP and Associate National Map Liaison to Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands for the NGP, is...

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SPCMSC research scientist sailed on the JOIDES Resolution to investigate microbiology and geochemistry of trans-Pacific aerosols

SPCMSC research scientist sailed on the JOIDES Resolution to investigate microbiology and geochemistry of trans-Pacific aerosols

Dr. Dale Griffin (Environmental and Public Health Microbiologist, SPCMSC) recently participated on the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)...

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USGS oceanographer featured in a comic about corals and marine protected areas

USGS oceanographer featured in a comic about corals and marine protected areas

USGS researcher Lauren Toth was recently featured in an informative cartoon about the stressors imposed on corals even within marine protected areas...

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SPCMSC scientist leads interagency search for mangrove-coral refugia

SPCMSC scientist leads interagency search for mangrove-coral refugia

USGS-SPCMSC and FWC researchers collaborate on research in the lower Florida Keys to search for areas where coral colonies are growing on mangrove...

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New publication uses ensemble models to help prioritize piping plover habitats

New publication uses ensemble models to help prioritize piping plover habitats

USGS scientist Sara Zeigler partnered with Rutgers University researcher Brooke Maslo on a new publication released in Conservation Science and...

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Photo Roundup - October-December 2019

Photo Roundup - October-December 2019

A selection of coastal and marine images from across the USGS

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USGS Loses a Dear Friend and Colleague, Barbara Lidz

USGS Loses a Dear Friend and Colleague, Barbara Lidz

The USGS recently lost a dear friend and colleague, Barbara Lidz, who passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019.

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Tropical Storm Threatened to Stop Science Festival…But Didn’t Stop Us from Celebrating Science!

Tropical Storm Threatened to Stop Science Festival…But Didn’t Stop Us from Celebrating Science!

USGS participated in the the St. Petersburg Science Festival, an annual event held in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, that invites local schools and...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-December 2019

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-December 2019

USGS scientists visited numerous locations to set up and remove long-term monitoring instruments, to collect samples, and to monitor and map beaches...

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Inspiring the next generation of Oceanographers during the Great American Teach-In

Inspiring the next generation of Oceanographers during the Great American Teach-In

Research Graduate Assistant Legna Torres-Garcia participated in the Great American Teach-In on Wednesday, November 13. She attended Douglas L...

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New manuscript shows that warming has reversed long-standing environmental gradients on eastern Pacific coral reefs

New manuscript shows that warming has reversed long-standing environmental gradients on eastern Pacific coral reefs

A recent manuscript published by Research Oceanographer Lauren Toth with academic collaborators suggest that ocean warming is shifting which...

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