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News & Features

  • Winter Blue Crab Dredge Survey
    Dredge SurveyLatest results show blue crab stock remains within healthy range.Read More
  • Soil Carbon
    Soil CarbonStudy shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming.Read More
  • Beach Plastic
    Microplastics“Grand Challenge” review shows microplastics are not just an ocean problem.Read More
  • Posidonia Seeds
    Winged SeedsResearch reveals unique reproductive trait for seagrass Read More
  • LIDAR Migration
    Global MigrationZooplankton study helps refine global carbon budget and climate modelsRead More
  • Blue Catfish
    Salty CatsStudy shows invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities, expand farther in Chesapeake & Delaware bays Read More
  • Dune Scarping
    Dune StudyThink all dunes are alike? Think again.Read More
  • Oyster Development
    Oyster BreedingConsortium grant will advance oyster aquaculture along U.S. East Coast. Read More
  • Chlordecone Molecule
    KeponeShared history of environmental contamination kindles partnership between VIMS and the Université Paris Saclay.Read More
  • R/V Virginia Christening
    ChristeningFirst Lady Pam Northam breaks the bubbly to christen the research vessel Virginia.Read More
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