The VIMS Invertebrate Collection is a library of preserved invertebrates from Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay, the North Atlantic, and the world beyond. We sat down for an interview with collection manager Jennifer Dreyer to talk about the collection's history, what it takes to preserve thousands of specimens, and why natural history collections matter more than ever in a changing climate.
The Cedar Island Resilience Project is a proposed coastal restoration effort designed to strengthen the long-term stability of Cedar Island while protecting surrounding ecosystems and nearby communities.
Dead zones are areas of a waterbody with low-oxygen (hypoxic) conditions unsuitable for most marine life. The Batten School & VIMS publish an annual Dead Zone report card that summarizes dissolved oxygen concentrations throughout the Bay.
Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) are small (maximum length = 15 inches) schooling fish related to herring, shad and sardines. The species inhabits near-shore waters along the Atlantic seaboard from Nova Scotia southward to central Florida, making them a valuable aspect of North American commercial and recreational fisheries as well as coastal ecotourism industries.
William & Mary’s Batten School and VIMS are actively documenting the presence of stone crabs in Virginia waters. Here, we worked with Professor Romuald Lipcius to answer some of the most frequently asked questions.
