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  • 2011 Hurricane Irene approaches Virginia. ©NOAA-NASA GOES Project

    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.

  • Virginia Sea Grant Director Troy Hartley conducts network analysis to help better manage fisheries. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

    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.

  • VIDEO: How to Build Oyster Gardening Equipment

    VIDEO: How to Build Oyster Gardening Equipment

    These videos show our friends at the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) assembling containers typically used in oyster gardening. Virginia Sea Grant is a proud partner with VIMS and TOGA. Together we train residents of coastal Virginia in the benefits, practice, and science of oyster gardening.

  • Seeking Feedback on Our Strategic Plan

    Seeking Feedback on Our Strategic Plan

    Virginia Sea Grant is seeking feedback to help us with a midcourse review of our 2010-2014 Strategic Plan. Please fill out this online survey to let us know which of our current goals you think are most important and alert us to any emerging issues you think we should be working on.

  • Leading Learning: From the Classroom to Virginia Beach

    Leading Learning: From the Classroom to Virginia Beach

    A century from now, 18-30% of Virginia Beach’s current land area could be underwater, according to a number of studies of projected sea level rise. On a shorter timescale, many residents are already seeing increased flooding, erosion, and storm damage. These impending changes led to a partnership between a team of students and faculty from the University of Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, and the nonprofit, Wetlands Watch, for a series of projects aimed at helping the city respond and adapt to sea level rise.

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2011 Hurricane Irene approaches Virginia. ©NOAA-NASA GOES Project

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.

George Trice (left) pilots the boat to the next net location, while Jimmy Moore (right) inspects some equipment. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

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 Troy Hartley conducts network analysis to help better manage fisheries. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

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.

The crew of the R/V Shearwater let out a net to trawl for flounder. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

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.

A seasoned tagger shows new volunteers how to tag a fish. ©Mark Pearson

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.

Teams from Bishop Sullivan Catholic Highschool (Virginia Beach) and Chesapeake Bay Governor's School (Glenns) face off in the 2012 Blue Crab Bowl Finals. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

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.