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USGS Scientists set out to unlock the mysteries of prehistoric droughts in the Caribbean

USGS Scientists set out to unlock the mysteries of prehistoric droughts in the Caribbean

Scientists spent the last two weeks collecting sediment cores from Lake Enriquillo, a hypersaline lake in the Western Dominican Republic. The sediment...

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USGS SPCMSC hosts Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize Judges Summit

USGS SPCMSC hosts Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize Judges Summit

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) hosted the final 2-day Judges Summit at the USGS office in St. Petersburg during which the...

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Congressman Charlie Crist to visit the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Congressman Charlie Crist to visit the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

On May 6, 2019, Congressman Charlie Crist (13th district, FL) and Operations and Outreach Director Mr. Kendrick Lewis will visit the St. Petersburg...

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Coral-reef research featured in Science Magazine news article

Coral-reef research featured in Science Magazine news article

A news feature published last week in Science Magazine highlights research by SPCMSC scientists into the problem of reef erosion in the Florida Keys.

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New paper published on Florida Keys coral reef construction and erosion

New paper published on Florida Keys coral reef construction and erosion

A team of four scientists from St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and collaborators from NOAA and Florida Institute of Technology...

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Deep Sea Exploration and Research of Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats

Deep Sea Exploration and Research of Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats

Christina Kellogg is at sea April 9-30, 2019, as part of the #DeepSearch team on the NOAA ship Ron Brown with the Jason ROV. The team is collecting...

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News Briefs - February-March 2019

News Briefs - February-March 2019

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - February-March 2019

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - February-March 2019

USGS scientists visited several coastal and offshore locations, looking for polluted sediment in Washington, monitoring beach changes in California...

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USGS scientist invited to present at Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists annual meeting

USGS scientist invited to present at Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists annual meeting

SPCMSC Oceanographer Kara Doran was invited to be the keynote speaker at the Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists annual meeting on Wednesday, March...

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USGS Research Oceanographer receives international award

USGS Research Oceanographer receives international award

Lauren Toth (Research Oceanographer, SPCMSC) was awarded the International Coral Reef Society’s Young Scientist award in recognition of an exceptional...

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USGS scientists publish long-read microbiome sequences from temperate coral, providing community resource for probe and primer design

USGS scientists publish long-read microbiome sequences from temperate coral, providing community resource for probe and primer design

Astrangia poculata, the northern star coral, is a temperate scleractinian coral that has been documented on the Atlantic Coast of the United States...

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