Publications

Economic Analyses

Developing a Working Waterfronts Plan for Virginia's Coastal Zone , VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-18, VSG-2015-12, January 2016

Economic Importance of a Marine Railway to the Northern Neck of Virginia, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-13, VSG-15-07, September 2015

Economic Impact of Working Waterfront - Hampton, Virginia, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-11, VSG-15-04, August 2015

Design and prototype testing of multi-fish descending devices in Mid-Atlantic recreational fisheries, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-12, VSG-15-06, August 2015

Aberdeen Creek Dredging Project - Restarting an Economic Engine, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-9, VSG-15-02, July 2015

Economic Activity Associated with Commercial Fisheries and Shellfish Aquaculture in Northampton County, Virginia, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2014-12, VSG-14-03, October 2014

Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Recreational Boating in Virginia, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2012-12, December 2012.

Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Recreational Boating in the City of Hampton, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2009-2, VSG-09-02, March 2009.

Economic Outlook for Expansion of the Eastern Shore Farmers' Market: Seafood Handling, Storage and Transportation Facility, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2008-7, VSG-08-08, September 2008.

Economic Activity Associated With the Inaugural "Virginia In-Water Boat Expo," September 9-11, 2005, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2006-1, VSG-06-02, April 2006. 

Commercial Fisheries

Beck, N. 2025. Holding It All Together: Listening to the Women Who Keep Fisheries Afloat - and the Need for Support in Small-Scale Fisheries. Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1746192122, Spring 2025.

Rudders, D., Mann, R., Borsetti, S., Munroe, D., McCarty, A., Aponte, R., Sheehan, A., Piper, S., Tanaka, H., and Dameron, T. 2024. Resource Monitoring for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Development Site. VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2024-04. 

A Summary of Collaborative Discussions on Existing Management within the Channeled Whelk, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2021-7, VSG-21-05, September 2021.

Virginia Wild-Caught Blue Catfish: Nutrition and Contaminant AnalysisVIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2020-8, VSG 2020-30, September 2020.

Biotelemetry of Cownose Rays in Chesapeake Bay:  Habitat Use and Ray Movement, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-17, VSG-15-11, December 2015.

Coherent approach to Busycon/Busycotypus fishery management along the US Atlantic seaboard, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-16, VSG-15-10, December 2015.

Age, Growth, Size at Sexual Maturity and Reproductive Biology of Channeled Whelk, Busycotypus canaliculatus, in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-15, VSG-15-09, October 2015. 

Improved Commercial Blue Crab Electronic Reporting, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-14, VSG-15-08, October 2015.

Economic Activity Associated with Commercial Fisheries and Shellfish Aquaculture in Northampton County, Virginia, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2014-12, VSG-14-03, October 2014.

Getting Started with the Water Harvest Program: A Guide for Watermen to Make More for Their Catch by Selling Direct at Farmers' Markets, Manual by Jimmy & Paige Hogge, Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory No. 80, VSG-10-07, July 2010.

Estimated Economic Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Virginia's Oyster Industry, VSG-10-07, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2010-7, VSG-10-07, July 2010.

Shellfish Aquaculture

Economic Activity Associated with Shellfish Aquaculture in Virginia - 2012, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2013-4, VSG-13-17, July 2013.  

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Primer for the Virginia Shellfish Industry, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2012-14, VSG-12-14, December 2012. 

Best Management Practices for the Virginia Shellfish Culture Industry, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2008-10, September 2008. 

Environmental Code of Practices for the Virginia Shellfish Culture Industry, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2008-9, September 2008. 

2012 Cultchless (Single seed) Oyster Crop Budgets for Virginia User Manual, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2012-10, VSG-12-13, November 2012.  

A Practical Manual for Remote Setting in Virginia, by Michael Congrove, James Wesson, and Standish Allen Jr. FRG Project No. 2008-04, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2009-1, VSG-09-01, January 2009.  

Initial Market Assessment of the Cultured, Non-native Oyster, C. ariakensis, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2006-9, December 2006.  

VA Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Reports

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2017 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2018-9, July 2018.  

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2016 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2017-7, May 2017.  

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2015 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2016-4, April 2016. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2014 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-15-01, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2015-3, March 2015.

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2013 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-14-02, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2014-5, April 2014. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2012 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-13-02, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2013-2, March 2013. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2011 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-12-07, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2012-4, May 2012. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2010 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-11-06, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2011-11, June 2011. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2009 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-10-03, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2010-6, June 2010. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2008 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VSG-09-04, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2009-5, June 2009. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of 2007 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2008-2, May 2008. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey 2005-2007), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2007-2, June 2007. 

Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey 2004-2006), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2006-5, June 2006. 

Recreational Fisheries

 

Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program Annual Reports