Top Stories
The high levels of scallop “seed” should generate significant commercial catches in three years, when the scallops are five years old.
More than 2,000 guests visit VIMS' annual open house for a day of fun and learning.
NBC Nightly News highlights VIMS' partnership with local watermen to remove "ghost" crab pots from Chesapeake Bay.
VIMS receives Diamond Excellence award from HRSD in recognition of exemplary management of wastewater on its 40-acre shoreline campus in Gloucester Point.
VIMS collaborates with The Nature Conservancy and volunteers to help collect eelgrass seeds on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
VIMS' annual open house will take place on Saturday May 19 with a wealth of fun and educational activities for the whole family.
Dr. Troy Hartley will help evaluate and advise Congress on the effectiveness of efforts to manage domestic and international fish stocks.
Professors Iris Anderson, Courtney Harris, and Roger Mann receive 2012 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence in recognition of their exemplary achievements in teaching, research, and service.
Dean and Director John Wells announces winners of the VIMS Service and Student Awards for 2011 during a ceremony in McHugh Auditorium.
New study from international research team including professor J. Emmett Duffy of VIMS highlights need for stronger efforts to protect biodiversity and the benefits it provides.
Michael Newman and Sharon Zuber edit book chronicling the College's Global Inquiry Group.
Maureen McDonnell and noted Kingsmill chef Peter Pahk help a group of local second graders learn about the link between human health and the health of Chesapeake Bay.
Rotarians support the second year of a graduate student fellowship and hear a research update from the two inaugural fellowship recipients.
VIMS' winter dredge survey shows that Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is at its highest level since 1993 following 4 years of a baywide stock-rebuilding program.
Shared garden is the latest effort by faculty, staff, and students to make the Institute’s facilities and operations more "green."
VIMS researchers test whether sound waves can help determine the size of subsea oil droplets--knowledge that could help guide the use of chemical dispersants during the cleanup of future spills.
VIMS and Yorktown Sailing Charters resume their unique partnership when the 105-foot schooner Alliance sets sail for the first of 5 guided spring-time cruises.
Erin Forgit of Williamsburg wins annual contest for her colorful drawing of a flounder.
Say hello to Coleman and Bridgette. Gwen Gorham of Covington provides names for the pair of ospreys on the VIMS OspreyCam.
The abundance of underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay declined by 21% between 2010 and 2011 to the lowest Bay-wide values since 2006. The 2011 coverage is more typical of what was observed prior to 1991 when grass acreages were at the lowest levels recorded by VIMS' annual aerial survey.
VIMS professor Robert Diaz co-edits “Valuing the Ocean” a major international study that attempts to measure the ocean’s monetary value and to tally the costs and savings associated with human decisions affecting ocean health.
Interview with VIMS professor Mary Fabrizio highlights a recent segment of Richmond Public Radio’s Open Source news show.
Live video stream allows public viewing of an osprey family during its annual nesting and breeding season on the shores of Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia Beach high school takes top honors—for a record 5th straight time—at the 15th annual regional Ocean Science Bowl.
A new partnership between Virginia Sea Grant, VIMS, and the College of W&M explores whether a community-supported fishery can promote greater consumption of locally harvested fish and shellfish.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard station in Milford Haven visit Gloucester Point to train VIMS personnel in the use of a vessel pump.
The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program recognizes volunteer anglers for the greatest tagged and recaptured counts in 12 different categories.
VIMS scientists and research partners document how a 15-year eelgrass restoration effort has led to a healthier and more vibrant ecosystem in Virginia's seaside bays.
Dr. Robert Diaz will serve a 3-year term as vice chair of an advisory group to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
A VIMS research team receivs a 3-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to test whether antibody-based “biosensors” can predict contaminant levels in oysters.
VIMS partners with the Fly Fishers of Virginia and Dominion Power to help rehabilitate disabled veterans through a unique program called Project Healing Waters.
A large group of researchers gathered at VIMS to integrate and refine field measurements and computer models of carbon cycling in the waters along the U.S. East Coast.
Chancellor professor John Milliman has been named one of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists for 2012 for his work on rivers and ocean chemistry.
Professor Walker Smith and his research team witness the rescue of 7 injured fishermen from a stricken South Korean vessel in the Ross Sea.
The American Geophysical Union recognizes VIMS professor Deborah Steinberg with one of its highest awards.
New genetic test helps ensure that U.S. seafood markets comply with regulations banning the sale of blue marlin taken from the Atlantic Ocean.
