Virginia Sea Grant NEWS
Norfolk State University joins Virginia Sea Grant
Norfolk State University Joins Virginia Sea Grant Norfolk State University (NSU) has joined the Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) community, making it the seventh institution to join the network partners. Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) is a Commonwealth-wide, multi-university organization with a mission to enhance the ecological, economic, and social sustainability of coastal and ocean communities in
2023 Chefs’ Seafood Symposium
Seafood Symposium Shows Chefs How to create Sustainable Dishes More than 100 culinary professionals, students, and representatives of related culinary industries gathered at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science for the 30th Chef’s Seafood Symposium. The symposium is an annual education program that provides information on the latest seafood science, fisheries news, seafood cooking techniques
VASG Selected to Host Aquaculture Information Exchange
Virginia Sea Grant has been selected to develop and host an online aquaculture community platform in partnership with NOAA and the USDA.
Clean Marina Program keeps boat fuel “burps” out of the Bay
As air bubbles escape during refueling, they push small amounts of fuel back out of the fuel tank and onto the boat — or into the water.
2023 Knauss Finalists Announced
Four Virginia students have been chosen as finalists for Sea Grant’s prestigious 2023 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program.
Learning jargon and learning when to ditch it
The Virginia Sea Grant Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy Fellowship has given me the opportunity to learn some more broadly practical jargon.
Two students join Virginia Coastal Policy Center as Sea Grant summer interns
Janaya Belcher and Zachary Evans will join the group of students interning with VCPC this summer.
Field course equips teachers to share coastal science in classrooms
Virginia teachers dipped their toes in coastal science during a field course offered on the Eastern Shore in June.
2022 Graduate Research Fellows announced
The Graduate Research Fellows will participate in professional development opportunities as they work to address coastal resource issues.
Two extension specialists join Marine Advisory Program
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science Marine Advisory Program welcomes extension specialists Sarah Borsetti and Lexy McCarty.
Fishing for answers about cobia and climate change
With the added stress from warming water temperatures and low oxygen, how will cobia fare in a changing climate?
RAFT prepares Virginia’s Northern Neck for the storms of the future
Working with community members on the ground to identify priorities — and finding ways to accomplish those goals — is part of what makes the RAFT process unique.
Knauss Fellowship paves career path to science policy
Beyond a crash-course in “West Wing” references, Kraatz learned to explain science quickly for policymakers.
Bringing scientific research into K-12 classrooms
“We realized that the VA SEA lesson plan project could provide a great opportunity to create a lesson plan for K-12 students and teachers around the globe based on our current research. “
Alaskan rockfish regrouping would better support management needs, research finds
The 33 types of rockfish in the Gulf of Alaska are caught as bycatch in several different types of trawl gear. Instead of monitoring and managing each species individually, researchers group some of them into complexes.
Community science shows ‘intricate pattern’ of carryover effects for oysters
To see how stress from an oyster’s early life affected oyster health later on, Graduate Research Fellow Annie Schatz collaborated with local oyster gardeners.
The human side of technology: Knauss Fellow coordinates outreach for ocean energy
The human side of technology: Knauss fellow coordinates outreach for ocean renewable energy Behind ribbon cuttings and million-dollar funding announcements for ocean energy, there are years of planning — a process that Knauss Marine Policy Fellow Shaelyn Patzer likens to planning for the Olympic Games. “The majority of what I did during my fellowship year
Knauss fellow spends ‘whirlwind’ year on the Hill crafting tornado policy
Long Rubin was in college when a tornado touched down on the Eastern Shore in 2014. Just a few years later, she was writing the TORNADO Act as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.
Working group channels regional whelk knowledge
Working group channels regional whelk knowledge Channeled whelk can be found from Massachusetts all the way to Florida, but Virginia supports one of the largest channeled whelk fishing industries of the East Coast. In Virginia, they are typically caught in pots along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and off the coast of Virginia Beach. But
VASG announces $1 million collaborative research challenge
VASG announces $1 million collaborative research challenge Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) announces the availability of $1M for collaborative research on water adaptation and resilience-enhancing innovations. Leveraging funding from GO Virginia and VASG’s federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we anticipate making approximately five awards. Statements of Interest & Qualifications are due
