VIMS Websites A-Z

The heart of ABC's breeding effort lies in its hatchery capability at VIMS' main campus in Gloucester Point.

This website provides information on the Virgina Estuarine & Coastal Observing System.

This website provides information on the VIMS OIE Reference Laboratory for the molluscan diseases Haplosporidiosis and Perkinsosis.

This website provides information on the sources of organic matter in Chesapeake Bay.

This link leads you to the pdf of "An Introduction to Culturing Oysters in Virgina".

Oyster gardening is growing oysters non-commercially in your backyard, or at least in the rivers and streams of the Chesapeake Bay.

This website provides more information on Molluscan Ecology Program and Oyster Monitoring Programs

Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have developed an independent program to monitor the status of the oysters at each of the VSC's commercial grow-out sites.

To help oysters combat disease, the Oyster Pathophysiology Laboratory is focusing on the interactions between the oyster and the protozoan parasite, Perkinsus marinus, by studying the defense system of the oyster and identifying the factors contributing to the parasite's virulence.

This website provide information on the Monitoring and Restoration Programs for the Oyster Reef.

This website provides information on the Oyster Reef Communities in Chesapeake Bay CD-ROM.