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U.S. sea-level report cards: 2022 once again trends toward acceleration

David Malmquist | March 7, 2023

Discover highlights from our annual analysis of sea-level trends at 32 coastal localities nationwide.

VIMS researchers dominate national aquaculture grant competition

David Malmquist | February 27, 2023

VIMS researchers earned 5 of the 44 grants awarded in 2022 by NOAA Fisheries’ Saltonstall-Kennedy Program, an annual nationwide grant competition designed to enhance U.S. fisheries and aquaculture.

Study reveals salps play outsize role in damping global warming

David Malmquist | February 2, 2023

VIMS-led research shows that a distant human relative pumps large amounts of carbon from the ocean surface to the deep sea, where it contributes nothing to current warming.

Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health

David Malmquist | January 23, 2023

A new VIMS study reveals that the presence of microplastics increases the severity of an important viral fish disease.