Elevation data brings oyster restoration to new heights
What accounts for the success of certain oyster reefs in Virginia’s seaside bays?
Research
What will a warmer, acidic ocean mean for American lobsters?
Sea Grant-funded research explores how the American lobster will respond to a changing climate.
Cedar Island marsh could mean more bird habitat, less erosion for Eastern Shore
A new design proposed for Cedar Island would stabilize the southern 2 miles of the 10-mile island by creating about 200 acres of marsh behind the barrier island.
Fellow monitors water quality for brook trout swimming upstream
Gustafson created a continuous monitoring program for 37 streams throughout Virginia as part of her fellowship with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Many of these streams are considered too hot, or “temperature impaired,” by DEQ standards.
