Evening @ Skidaway Aug. 8
Harmful algal blooms focus of Evening @ Skidaway Savannah, Ga. – Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can negatively affect ecosystems along the southeastern U.S. coast, yet monitoring efforts in Georgia lag… Read more »
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Skidaway Institute researchers receive $1 million grant to study oceanic food web
A team of University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientists has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study the way tiny zooplankton alter… Read more »
New high-tech microscope to bolster UGA Skidaway Institute’s microplastics research
A new, high-tech microscope is giving scientists at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography a tool to study the tiniest particles and organisms in our environment in a… Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway — What is a salt marsh really worth?
Georgia’s salt marshes contribute greatly to the coastal environment, from providing a nursery for young marine life to serving as a buffer from storm surges. But is there a way… Read more »
Microplastics and microfibers prevalent in Georgia coastal waters
There are more than a trillion microplastic particles and fibers in Georgia’s coastal waters. That is a preliminary estimate by a team of University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography… Read more »
Scientists track microplastic pollution on the Georgia coast
In recent years, the public has become attuned to the problem of trash in the ocean, especially plastic, as images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have spread through media… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute’s Alexander honored by coastal environmental group
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Interim Executive Director Clark Alexander has been honored by the coastal environmental group One Hundred Miles as one of the group’s One Hundred… Read more »
Fall black gill cruise rolls out new research
The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography entered the fourth year of its black gill research program with a daylong cruise on board the Research Vessel Savannah and the… Read more »
UGA Skidaway Institute scientists study role of sunlight on marine carbon dioxide production
Scientists at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography have received a $527,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Chemical Oceanography Program to answer one of the long-standing questions… Read more »