Rising Tides Newsletter - April 2021
USF Responds to Piney Point Spill

“We were lucky to be able to mobilize this group in short order,” said Tom Frazer, dean of the CMS. “This presents a unique opportunity for these scientists to do what they do best.”
Stressed Out Snapper
Nearly 100 percent of the red snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a 6-year period showed evidence of liver damage. “The results add to the list of other species we’ve analyzed indicating early warning signs of a compromised ecosystem,” said Erin Pulster.
We celebrated Pamela Hallock Muller during Women’s History Month with a Q&A feature story. She was the first female marine scientist hired at USF and serves as a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and ‘Notorious RBG’ for oceanographers around the globe.
Deep Sea Sediments Fuel Oceans
“Our ultimate goal is to learn how far the iron from seafloor sediments travels in the ocean and how much of it nourishes the phytoplankton that form the base of surface ocean marine food webs around the globe,” said Tim Conway.
Florida Governor Appoints Dean Frazer to Environmental Regulation Commission
“…We must continue our commitment to data-driven, science-based decision-making so that we can effectively guide management decisions moving forward,” said dean Tom Frazer.
A Q&A with CMS Alum, Marina Marrari
Marina Marrari graduated from Kendra Daly’s Zooplankton Ecology Lab with a PhD in 2008. Now she’s working her dream job in Costa Rica.
The COMIT team is off and running. Congrats for breaking personal records on their recent “Map the Gaps” expedition. And check out this special feature covering the history of seafloor mapping at the CMS.
Congratulations & Awards
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