As a Knauss Sea Grant Fellow with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, I have been engaged in debates over possible invasive species management strategies. Rarely does a “simple” policy issue pass over my desk.
On his favorite assignment, Scott “Carly” Rose photographed a swimming pool-sized tank filled with plastic stakes that would soon be covered with oysters. Rose studies photography at Thomas Nelson Community College, and this summer he joined Virginia Sea Grant as a photography intern. During his time with VASG, Rose says he had to learn to be ready for anything, photographing portraits, events, or research cruises on any given day.
Tidewater Oyster Growers Association (TOGA) announced the establishment of a graduate student fellowship endowment at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) on Tuesday. The TOGA Fellowship Endowment is inspired by and in honor of VIMS extension agent Mike Oesterling and TOGA founder and former President Jackie Partin.
Flooding along Virginia’s coasts is just a fact of life, especially during hurricanes and Nor’easters. To monitor to flooding conditions, emergency managers along coastal Virginia have been turning to TideWatch, a water level monitoring system produced by Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) researchers. Recently, the VIMS researchers behind TideWatch released and, with the help of Virginia Sea Grant, trained emergency managers in a new experimental flood-forecasting system.
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