For years, Texas has relied on scientists and technology at Texas A&M University to track oil spills, forecast where they are headed and minimize the damage they cause. ...more

October 31, 2009

Poorly flushed canal systems are the root cause of several fish kills on Davis Islands this month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

At the same time the Tampa Bay area and much of the country has been saddened by the story of three football players lost in the Gulf of Mexico, the University of South Florida is preparing to dismantle a buoy system that can provide critical information to search-and-rescue missions. ...more

March 12, 2009

Funding cuts are jeopardizing a buoy system in the Gulf of Mexico that measures wind, waves and currents, crucial information in the kind of search and rescue efforts necessary this week with the disappearance of four football players in the Gulf. ...more

March 5, 2009

Funding cuts are jeopardizing a buoy system in the Gulf of Mexico that measures wind, waves and currents, crucial information in the kind of search and rescue efforts necessary this week with the disappearance of four football players in the Gulf. ...more

March 4, 2009

The ocean researchers at the University of South Florida have a new toy. It is 115 feet long and it will take 21 people up to 300 miles offshore to study some of the most serious scientific quandaries of the day. ...more

February 27, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG The ocean researchers at the University of South Florida have a new toy. It's 115 feet long and it will take 21 people up to 300 miles offshore to study some of the most serious scientific quandaries of the day. ...more

February 26, 2009

The ocean researchers at the University of South Florida have a new toy. It's 115 feet long and it will take 21 people up to 300 miles off shore to study some of the most serious scientific quandaries of the day. ...more

February 25, 2009

Fishing is only one threat to Florida's most populous sea turtle. Oil rig spills make them sick. Plastic fishing line cuts their flippers. Boat propellers slice their bodies. They mistake garbage, especially plastic bags, for food. Heavy metals in their food sources and new diseases also cause illnesses in the aquatic reptiles. ...more

February 12, 2009

A coalition of environmental organizations wants a multistate council studying threats to the Gulf of Mexico to focus on climate change and its effects. ...more

January 14, 2009