New Method May Improve Stingray Handling in Research
Bob Fisher may have discovered a more natural way to temporarily put stingrays to sleep, which could change how researchers handle rays.
Bob Fisher may have discovered a more natural way to temporarily put stingrays to sleep, which could change how researchers handle rays.
This week, Amy Freitag joins VASG as a postgraduate fellow studying science behind ecosystem-based management.
Four Hampton University students became ambassadors this summer—aquaculture ambassadors, that is. The students are part of the Virginia Sea Grant-funded Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Ambassadors (SFAA) program, a new collaboration between Hampton University (HU) and Virginia Tech (VT).
Americans are hungry for seafood, but most of that seafood is coming from overseas. The US seafood trade deficit has grown to more than $11.2 billion annually, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. One way to reduce the gap could be through US aquaculture.