Category Archives: Marine Science

Marine Science

A UGA marine researcher stands in front of multiple screens displaying underwater scenes with marine life and ocean landscapes.

 Marine Science February 12, 2026

UGA marine researcher Samantha Joye named to National Academy of Engineering

Three men pose in different outdoor settings. The first wears a blue polo, the second a dark suit, and the third a blue button-down shirt. All are facing the camera, each in a separate panel.

 Marine Science February 09, 2026

UGA teams up with Georgia Tech to restore state’s coastlines

Two people on a beach prepare a large drone on a portable table, with dune grass and cloudy sky in the background.

 Marine Science February 03, 2026

UGA’s Skidaway Institute works with local leaders and the Army Corps of Engineers to safeguard the coastline.

A person in safety gear and a hard hat stands on a ship holding a cylindrical scientific instrument, conducting a study of the oxygen-stratified Chesapeake Bay, with the ocean visible in the background.

 Marine Science January 22, 2026

Study shows chromium behavior in oxygen-stratified Chesapeake Bay

A boat in the water

 Marine Science December 23, 2025

Diving deep into marine research at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Adam Greer (left) helping to deploy the In Situ Ichthyoplankton Imaging System in the Gulf near the Florida-Alabama border. (Images courtesy of Adam Greer.)

 Marine Science December 16, 2025

Study reveals jellies carve out their own space in the ocean

A rendering of SeaHawk in Orbit. (Rendering provided by the SeaHawk Project Team.)

 Marine Science December 03, 2025

Study confirms accuracy of SeaHawk CubeSat’s HawkEye ocean color data

Shellfish Lab Director Tom Bliss builds a new reef by layering biodegradable bags filled with recycled oyster shell.

 Marine Science December 01, 2025

Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant recognized in 2025 Clean 13 Report for leadership in oyster research and restoration

The grant will support research on how ecological disturbances affect marsh health and resilience. (Photo by Peter Frey)

 Marine Science November 14, 2025

NSF grant renewed to protect Georgia coastlines

SkIO’s Nicholas Foukal (center) has spent the majority of his career studying where, when and how the ocean transports its heat.

 Marine Science November 14, 2025

Investigating the resilience of the AMOC, the system of currents that shapes our planet’s climate