Centers, Programs & Labs
VIMS has established a variety of research centers, programs, laboratory groups, and partnerships to address immediate and long-term issues in marine science. All share the common goals of providing superior research capabilities in marine and coastal sciences in collaboration with industry and governmental agencies. They support graduate student education and enhance rapid technology transfer from the Institute to commercial groups, coastal managers, and decisionmakers within Virginia and beyond.
Centers and Partners
- Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC)
- Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM)
- Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR)
- Eastern Shore Laboratory (ESL)
- Kauffman Aquaculture Center (KAC)
- Marine Advisory Program (MAP)
- NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office in Virginia (NCBO)
- Virginia Sea Grant
- International Partners
Programs
Programs are long-term, formalized research collaborations that employ dedicated staff. VIMS programs are funded by the Virginia General Assembly or by state and federal agencies.
- American Shad and River Herring Monitoring Program
- Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey
- Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring & Assessment Program
- Gamefish Tagging Program
- Juvenile Abundance Monitoring Surveys
- Juvenile Striped Bass Seine Survey
- Multispecies Fisheries Research
NorthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program- Nunnally
Icthyological - OIE Reference Laboratory (Shellfish Diseases)
- Shark Research Program
- Shoreline Studies Program
- Striped Bass Program
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Program
- VECOS (Virginia Estuarine & Coastal Observing System)
Laboratory Groups
Laboratory groups are research units within an academic department that are typically headed by one or more faculty members and include technicians and graduate students.
- Biogeochemical Circulation Ocean Modeling
- Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab (CEEL)
- Coastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics (CHSD)
- Coastal Geology
- Coastal Geomorphology and Ecology
- Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Lab & Team (C-SALT)
- Community Ecology
- Crustacean Diseases
- Ecosystem Modeling
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Statistics and Transdisciplinary Data Science
- Fisheries Genetics Program
- Histopathology
- Marine Physiological Ecology
- Molluscan Ecology Program
- Phytoplankton Ecology
- Shellfish Pathology Laboratory
- Tagging Research
- Zooplankton Ecology
Projects
Projects are one-time, grant-funded activities that result in