


Sustainable Seafood in the Chesapeake Bay
VASG Outreach Fellow Jade Sevelow-Lee created "Seafood by the Seasons", an online sustainable seafood guide for the Chesapeake Bay region.
Virginia Sea Grant Welcomes New Director
Virginia Sea Grant welcomes Mona Behl as its next director, effective January 10, 2026. Read more about her role within the Sea Grant community.
Jonathan van Senten Named Director of Virginia Seafood AREC
Nearly a decade after joining the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC), Jonathan van Senten has been named its next director.
Virginia Sea Grant NEWS

2024 Commonwealth Fellow Announced
2024 Commonwealth Fellow to work on Virginia’s Coastal Resilience Master Plan Virginia Sea Grant selected University of Virginia Master of

2024 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellow Announced
Virginia phd student awarded nmfs-sea grant fellowship The National Marine Fisheries Service and Sea Grant announced the Population and Ecosystem

Lydia Bienlien: Connecticut State Shellfish Pathologist
Lydia Bienlien: Connecticut State Shellfish Pathologist A VASG Fellow’s journey to an impactful career in marine science and policy When

VASG Symposium 2024
VISIT THE SYMPOSIUM WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Join us in virginia beach October 10-11, 2024! A regional event

Building a Coastal Resilience and Adaptation Ecosystem
Virginia Sea Grant partnership launches innovative living laboratory in Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. Virginia Sea Grant launched the Coastal Resilience and

2024 Graduate Fellows Announced
Above left to right:Â Alyssa Bucci, Ella DiPetto, Luke Groff, Matthew LaGanke, Rachel Kelmartin, and Savannah Lynn (Photos provided) 2024

Va. Sea Grant led team to tackle economic gaps in aquaculture.
Virginia Sea Grant Lead Research receives $1 million federal grant to tackle economic and marketing gaps in U.S. aquaculture industry

Graduate Fellow Hopes to Quantify Carbon Sink of Salt Marshes
Graduate Fellow Hopes to Quantify Carbon Sink of Salt Marshes Suspended 15 feet above an Easter Shore salt marsh Virginia

Community, Inclusivity, and Connection: The Women of the Water Conference
Community, Inclusivity, and Connection: Reflecting on the 2023 Women of the Water Conference By Kaitlyn Theberge | Virginia TechBy Hayley Lemoine | Florida

Commonwealth Fellow Looks at Threat of Sea Level Rise
Commonwealth Fellow Examines Threat of Sea Level Rise to State Assets Virginia’s tidal waters are a vital resource for the

Aquaculture Information Exchange Launches
Virginia Sea Grant Launches the USDA and NOAA Supported Aquaculture Information Exchange Online Community Platform The Aquaculture Information Exchange (AIE)) online community

2024 Knauss Finalist Announced
Above left to right:Â Â Kacey Hirshfeld Clayton, Allison Lepp, Natalie Lerma, Lauren Alvaro, Chelsea Gray, and Kesten, Bozinovic 2024 Knauss Fellowship

2023 Graduate Fellows Announced
Above left to right:  Daniel Lassiter, Mahshid Ahmadian, Julia Grenn, Megan Beever, Alyson Hall, Adrian Robins, and Zlatka Rebolledo Sanchez. (Photos provided) 2023 Graduate Fellows Announced

VASG to Lead Research Into Contaminated Stormwater
VASG to Lead Research Into Contaminated Stormwater Virginia Sea Grant was awarded $458,863 in funding for the identification and mitigation

Team Science Connects Disciplines To Tackle Big Problems
Team Science Brings together Multiple Disciplines to Tackle Big Problems Virginia Sea Grant hosted 32 graduate and post-graduate students for

Hands-on Marine Science Lessons for Teachers
Field course gives teachers marine education experiences to bring lessons into the classroom​.

Drawing the Line on Marine Debris
Recycling program keeps harmful fishing line from entering our waterways.

Living With Water
A phrase which once paid homage to the tradition of working on the water, now refers to the standing water that pools in peoples’ yards and drainage ditches.

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

2023 Chefs’ Seafood Symposium
Seafood Symposium Shows Chefs How to create Sustainable Dishes More than 100 culinary professionals, students, and representatives of related culinary
