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Does giant blue crab set a new record?
David Malmquist | August 14, 2004

Waterman Clarence "Juice" McKinney pulls a big surprise from the Potomac River—a male blue crab that spans almost a foot between the tips of its lateral spines.

 
Rising sea level increases hurricane risk
David Malmquist | December 10, 2003

A new analysis of sea-level records by VIMS emeritus professor Dr. John Boon suggests that future storms will pose ever greater flood risks.

 
"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"
David Malmquist | October 30, 2003

Researchers at VIMS and W&M are combining high-resolution side-scan sonar, sophisticated image analysis, and robotics to identify and count fish.

 
Research questions environmental safety of flame retardant
David Malmquist | October 21, 2003

A study by VIMS graduate student Mark LaGuardia provides new evidence of the release and environmental accumulation of a common flame-retardant chemical.

 
VIMS scientists quantify Isabel's impacts
David Malmquist | October 11, 2003

Researchers deploy instruments that provide a unique quantitative record of Hurricane Isabel's impact on lower Chesapeake Bay.

 
Collaborative program helps fulfill students' dreams
David Malmquist | September 15, 2003

Faculty at VIMS and Hampton University are using a new 4-year National Science Foundation grant to help diversify the nation's future marine and environmental science workforce.

 
VIMS researchers win 5-year, $1.7 million NSF award
David Malmquist | September 10, 2003

A multi-institution team headed by VIMS researchers has received a 5-year, $1.7 million NSF grant to study the role that plankton play in the consumption and production of dissolved organic matter in the ocean.

 
Vecchione studies seamount biodiversity
David Malmquist | May 15, 2003

VIMS adjunct Mike Vecchione studies the poorly known ecosystems of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as part of a Census of Marine Life project called MAR-ECO.

 
Steinberg conducts zooplankton census
David Malmquist | April 2, 2003

VIMS researchers are conducting the first-ever census of plankton diversity in the western North Atlantic. Their efforts are part of a U.S. initiative to create an on-line database of marine animal and plant distributions.

 
VIMS team studies pollution of Antarctic sea ice
David Malmquist | November 1, 2001

VIMS researchers travel to Antarctica to investigate the role that sea ice plays in injecting “persistent organic pollutants” into polar food webs.

 
 
Researchers discover new pollutants infiltrating Virginia rivers
Staff | August 15, 2000

Rob Hale and colleagues uncover flame-retardant chemicals in Roanoke and Dan rivers in south central Virginia.