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Virginia Sea Grant welcomes new director

Virginia Sea Grant welcomes Mona Behl as its new director. With over a decade of experience and achievements in the Sea Grant network, Behl brings with her an essential foundation to successfully lead Virginia Sea Grant.
Keeping birds away from oysters could help farmers balance productivity and ecology

A new collaboration between William & Mary and Old Dominion University researchers seeks develop an innovative bird-deterrence system that meets new federal sanitation guidelines for aquaculture farms while minimizing disruption to surrounding wildlife and coastal communities.

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Virginia Fishery Resource Grants available for commercial fishers

Applications are open through January 5, 2026 for the Virginia Fishery Resource Grant Program (VFRGP). This program provides financial support to commercial fishers for initiatives that improve and protect Virginia’s marine fisheries.
TRAP Program accepting project proposals for detection and removal of derelict fishing gear

April 15, 2025 | The Center for Coastal Resources Management at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, is soliciting proposals under the Nationwide Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment, and Prevention (TRAP) Program and will award up to $1,475,000 using funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
Marjorie Friedrichs is the 2024 AGU Ocean Sciences Rachel Carson Lecture recipient

Marjorie Friedrichs has been named AGU's 2024 Rachel Carson Lecture recipient, an honor presented annually to recognize cutting-edge work in ocean science research by a woman scientist.
Molly Mitchell wins Chico Mendes Prize

April 13, 2024 | Molly Mitchell received the British Ecological Society's Chico Mendes Prize, awarded biennially to the best Practice Insights article by an early career practitioner in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

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