Rising Tides Newsletter - March 2026

USF to host stopover for the iconic Ocean Race

For the first time, St. Pete-Clearwater will serve as a stopover for The Ocean Race, an elite sport that serves to advance marine science, education, and protection.

Linking ice melt to life in the Weddell Sea

Margaret Mars Brisbin ventured to Antarctica to understand how changing ice conditions impact microbial life in the region.

Social Media News

Welcome aboard, President Limayem! ⛴️

We were honored to host the University of South Florida's ninth president, Moez Limayem, Provost Prasant Mohapatra, and their staff today on our beautiful campus.

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Excited to co-host the 16th Marine Technology Society (MTS) Buoy Workshop alongside Florida Institute of Oceanography on the USF St. Petersburg campus!

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CMS in the News

The Tampa Bay Times covered the new St. Petersburg stopover of the 2027 Ocean Race.

WUSF spoke with Challen Hyman about a new tool for the management of gag grouper.

Various outlets highlighted the sargassum monitoring efforts of the Optical Oceanography Lab.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the campus visit from USF President Moez Limayem.

CMS and FIO hosted a successful Buoy Workshop in partnership with the Marine Technology Society. Kudos to all who made it possible!

Congradulations to Angelique Rosa Marin who recently started as a science communication intern for the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography.

Does your student, classmate, professor, or colleague deserve a shoutout in the next Rising Tides Newsletter? Contact Dyllan (dfurness@usf.edu) with suggestions.

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