What We Do

At the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, we:

• Develop decision-support products for resource management, environmental restoration, and coastal hazard preparation and response;
• Link our knowledge of physical, chemical, biological, geologic processes with societal needs to develop holistic understanding of different environments;
• Study oceanographic, environmental, and climatic drivers of change in coastal and marine ecosystems;
• Study sediment dynamics and the topographic and bathymetric responses to natural drivers and human influence;
• Study environmental microbiological processes and assess impacts on public and environmental health;
• Develop new technologies for collection and interpretation of earth science data;
• Share our data and tools with partners and the public; and
• Maintain facilities and equipment for field operations and data acquisition.