Programs

Programs are long-term, formalized research collaborations that employ dedicated staff. VIMS programs are funded by the Virginia General Assembly or by state and federal agencies.

• Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey
• Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring & Assessment Program
• Gamefish Tagging Program
• Initiative for Coastal Climate Change Research (ICCCR)
• Juvenile Fish & Blue Crab Survey
• Juvenile Striped Bass Seine Survey
• OIE Reference Laboratory (reference lab for molluscan diseases)
• Sea Turtle Stranding Program
• Shark Research Program
• Shoreline Studies Program
• Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Program
• VECOS (Virginia Estuarine and Coastal Observing System)