Will clams and blue crabs feel the pinch of ocean acidification?
If clams have weaker shells, and crabs have weaker claws, will that change how much crabs will eat hard clams?
If clams have weaker shells, and crabs have weaker claws, will that change how much crabs will eat hard clams?
Virginia Sea Grant is pleased to announce a cohort of eight graduate research fellows. These graduate students are addressing coastal resource issues, in collaboration with their academic and professional mentors, through research that can be applied for the benefit of Virginia’s coastal stakeholders.
Ocean waters are becoming more acidic — but how does that affect the Chesapeake Bay? And what does it mean for fish and the people fishing for them?
Virginia’s historic clam industry gains new genetic insights Virginia’s hard clams were worth nearly $39 million dollars when they went