A CTD/Rosette package being prepped to retrieve water samples from the deep ocea
A CTD/Rosette package being prepped to retrieve water samples from the deep ocean
Multi-corer ready for deployment during the R/V Cape Hatteras (10/2010) research
Investigating impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil on seafloor ecosystems
MAR 151 class on a field trip in the Gulf of Mexico
MAR 151 class on a field trip in the Gulf of Mexico
The department's R/V LeMoyne facilitates many forms of active research, includin
Monitoring of the health of our coastal environment
A CTD/Rosette package being prepped to retrieve water samples from the deep ocea
Multi-corer ready for deployment during the R/V Cape Hatteras (10/2010) research
MAR 151 class on a field trip in the Gulf of Mexico
The department's R/V LeMoyne facilitates many forms of active research, includin

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The USM Department of Marine Science began in the mid-1980's when the state assigned the university the leadership role in marine science. We offer degrees in both Marine and Hydrographic Science that emphasize inter-disciplinary approaches in which all students obtain a working understanding of the major fields of marine science.

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