VIMS

Featured Programs @ VIMS

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Summer camps engage kids

A private gift to VIMS funds summer camps that provide fun, hands-on experiences in the field and lab to elementary and middle school students from in and around Gloucester County.

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Eel program tracks slippery prey

The American Eel Survey at VIMS monitors the migration of juvenile eels to provide the first consistent picture of the eels' coastwide population.

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VIMS in Antarctica

VIMS research helps better understand, conserve, and manage the polar ecosystem—and to shed light on Virginia's climate-change future.

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VIMS Shark Survey

The world's longest-running study of shark populations has focused global attention on shark declines and led to the first U.S. management plan for sharks.

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Aquaculture center breeds new industry

The traditional means of harvesting Bay oysters is now undergoing a sea-change, as VIMS helps industry add the techniques of aquaculture to its repertoire.

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Summer camps engage kids

A private gift to VIMS funds summer camps that provide fun, hands-on experiences in the field and lab to elementary and middle school students from in and around Gloucester County.

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Eel program tracks slippery prey

The American Eel Survey at VIMS monitors the migration of juvenile eels to provide the first consistent picture of the eels' coastwide population.

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VIMS in Antarctica

VIMS research helps better understand, conserve, and manage the polar ecosystem—and to shed light on Virginia's climate-change future.

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VIMS Shark Survey

The world's longest-running study of shark populations has focused global attention on shark declines and led to the first U.S. management plan for sharks.

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Undergrads get a taste of marine research

Each summer, a group of bright young scientists gather at VIMS to conduct a 10-week research project as part of the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates program.

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Summer camps engage kids

A private gift to VIMS funds summer camps that provide fun, hands-on experiences in the field and lab to elementary and middle school students from in and around Gloucester County.

naturalists_100.png
Eel program tracks slippery prey

The American Eel Survey at VIMS monitors the migration of juvenile eels to provide the first consistent picture of the eels' coastwide population.

naturalists_100.png
VIMS in Antarctica

VIMS research helps better understand, conserve, and manage the polar ecosystem—and to shed light on Virginia's climate-change future.

naturalists_100.png
VIMS Shark Survey

The world's longest-running study of shark populations has focused global attention on shark declines and led to the first U.S. management plan for sharks.