Virginia Sea Grant in the News

BoatingIndustry.com
April 23, 2013
The Virginia Marine Trades Association (VMTA) released a study showing that recreational boaters spend nearly $1.3 billion annually on boating in the Commonwealth. Over 40 percent of those dollars are spent on trip-related activity like gas for the boat, fuel, lodging, and meals at local restaurants. All of this money spent on enjoying Virginia’s waterways mean jobs for thousands of Virginians.

Daily Press
April 21, 2013
On the scenic shores of Mobjack Bay in Gloucester County, oysters are being farmed by the millions.
John Vigliotta owns one of the largest caged-oyster companies in the state, taking oysters from microscopic eggs to 3-inch cage-grown market beauties in the space of a year or two. Typically, oysters can take up to three years to reach m

Gazette-Journal
April 10, 2013
Recipes from the Chefs’ Seafood Symposium. These recipes were presented by Chef Kyle Woodruff, CEC, and Chef de Cuisine of Waypoint Seafood and Grill, LLC.

Gazette-Journal
April 10, 2013
Yes, it’s O.K. to eat swordfish again. Recovery of this species that was once thought to be lost “is one of the great success stories of modern fisheries management.” That was the lesson from the spring Chefs’ Seafood Symposium recently held at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point.