Impacts of Clam Aquaculture
Virginia leads the U.S. in aquaculture production of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Iris Anderson, Mark Brush, and Mark Luckenbach […]
Virginia leads the U.S. in aquaculture production of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Iris Anderson, Mark Brush, and Mark Luckenbach […]
With over 1000 miles of coastal shoreline and many low lying areas, Virginia’s Middle Peninsula is vulnerable to coastal storms
Virginia Tech’s Zhiyou Wen is looking for a way to capitalize on a chance connection between the biodiesel industry and the demand for omega-3 fatty acids. Algae that grow on waste glycerol from biofuel production can turn that byproduct into omega-3s for use in a variety of foods and nutritional products.
The movements of tiny fish larvae could hold the key to understanding the dynamics of fisheries in the Delaware and Chesapeake bays. A group of Sea Grant researchers from Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware are studying the oceanographic and biological forces that control when and how larval fish enter our estuaries.