Virginia Sea Grant NEWS
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: 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: 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
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.
