Essential Tools in Every Virginian’s Hurricane Preparedness Kit
Two tools, developed at VIMS with funding by Virginia Sea Grant, help protect property and lives during hurricanes.
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Essential Tools in Every Virginian’s Hurricane Preparedness Kit
Two tools, developed at VIMS with funding by Virginia Sea Grant, help protect property and lives during hurricanes.
New Net Could Help Fishermen Reeling Over Sturgeon Listing
Waterman George Trice has been collaborating with scientists for eight years to collect data on Atlantic sturgeon.
Virginia Sea Grant Director Appointed to National Research Council Committee
This March, Virginia Sea Grant Director Troy Hartley was appointed to a national committee that will evaluate the effectiveness of fisheries management and present findings in a document to Congress.
Trawling for a Better Way to Assess Fish Health
On a warm morning last August, Ryan Schloesser and his labmate, student Lauren Nys, trawled off Oyster, VA. After a summer filled with collecting fish, they worked with experienced ease, throwing around jokes as smoothly as they tossed their nets behind the boat. What they pull up in their nets should help fisheries managers better predict the size of fish populations.
Welcoming a New ‘Class’ of Volunteer Taggers
The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (VGFTP) trained 16 new volunteer taggers on Tuesday March 27 at VIMS. The new “class” of volunteers came from as close as Gloucester and as far away as the Elizabeth City, N.C.
Bishop Sullivan Takes 1st at 2012 Blue Crab Bowl
For a record fifth year in row, Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (Virginia Beach) took first place at the annual Blue Crab Bowl, Virginia’s marine and ocean science quiz competition. This year’s Blue Crab Bowl was held at Old Dominion University on March 3. Other placing teams including Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School (Glenns) in second, Seton School (Manassas) in third, and Grafton High School (Yorktown) in fourth.
