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Research

Aquaculture Research

Activities of the VIMS ESL Castagna Shellfish Research Hatchery & Nursery.

Ecological Monitoring Program

An ecological monitoring program established near the Eastern Shore Laboratory, Wachapreague, Virginia.

Water Quality Monitoring

Live water quality monitoring from the VIMS ESL at Wachapreague and Willis Wharf.

Bay Scallop Restoration

We have been working since 2009 to re-establish a bay scallop population to seaside bays where they have been functionally extinct since 1933. 

Evolutionary Ecology

The VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory is now the home base for the Algal Evolutionary Ecology (AlgEE) Lab.

 

Archived Research

Less recent research by VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory scientists: 

  • Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS)  Heterotrophic biofilm filter for recirculating water use in shellfish hatcheries.
  • Surf Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks  This is one of the first research projects to examine both species simultaneously in Chesapeake Bay and in coastal bays along the Atlantic margin of the Delmarva Peninsula.
  • Stream Water Quality and Land Use Live water quality monitoring from the VIMS ESL at Wachapreague and Willis Wharf.