VIMS

Crest Archives

The Crest was a periodic print publication providing in-depth stories related to VIMS research, education, and advisory service. It was published between Winter of 1999 and Fall of 2007. Click on a volume citation to download an entire issue or on a list item to download an individual article (available from Summer 2000 issue onward). All documents are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The Crest is also available from the Hargis Library via W&M ScholarWorks.

Summer, 2006 (Vol. 8, No. 2)
Winter, 2006 (Vol. 8, No. 1)
Spring/Summer, 2005 (Vol. 7, No. 1)
Fall, 2004 (Vol. 6, No. 2)
Spring, 2004 (Vol. 6, No. 1)
Fall, 2003 (Vol. 5, No. 3)
Summer, 2003 (Vol. 5, No. 2)
Winter, 2003 (Vol. 5, No. 1)
Fall, 2002 (Vol. 4, No. 3)
Summer, 2002 (Vol. 4, No. 2)
Spring, 2002 (Vol. 4, No. 1)
Fall, 2001 (Vol. 3, No. 2)
Summer, 2001 (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Summer, 2000 (Vol. 2, No. 2 )
Winter, 2000 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
  • VIMS Director Invited to Speak in China
  • Finfish Aquaculture Updates
  • Riparian Buffer Demonstration Sites
  • Bay-Sustaining Life Bustling On The Bottom
  • New Technology Boosts Billfish Survivability Research
  • A Profile of the Aquaculture Molecular Genetics Laboratory: Probing the DNA of the Oyster and its Parasite Perkinsus marinus (Dermo)
  • Origin of MSX in Eastern Oyster Documented by VIMS Scientists
  • Guess What Really Takes A Blue Crab's Breath Away?
  • Catch and Release Symposium Tackles Tough Salt Water Fishing Issues
  • Teaching Marsh Update
  • Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration Book now Available
  • Future Alterations to the Yangzi Estuary
Summer, 1999 (Vol. 1, No. 2 )
  • New Research Aquarium System
  • Finfish Aquaculture at VIMS
  • Virginia Creates State Research Reserve System
  • Pollution-Laden Sediments In Constant Flux
  • Survey of Mid-Atlantic Sea Scallop Closed Areas
  • Pfiesteria Update
  • New Computer Program Helps Planners Balance Growth, Protection
  • Virginia Sea Grant to Administer Commercial Fishery Resource Program
  • VIMS Stranded Sea Turtle Project Underway
  • Coastal Sediments Offer Clues to Climate Change, Pollution
  • Seemingly Barren Habitat Proves Vital for Economically Important Virginia Fish (juvenile flounder) 
Winter, 1999 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
  • Experimental Fishery on Georges Bank Holds Promise for the Scallop Industry
  • New VIMS Center Boosts Aquafarming
  • Invader Threatens Stressed Ecosystem (Rapa Whelk)
  • Microscopic Phytoplankton Live Large
  • Reality By the Numbers (Computer Modeling)
  • Tautog Research
  • Latest Returns From the Game Fish Tagging Program
  • Educational Landscape Center (VIMS Teaching Marsh)
  • Responding to the Chesapeake Executive Council Directive for Wetlands Protection and Restoration Goals
  • Dangers to Blue Crabs Accelerating