News
April 12, 2019
Virginia Sea Grant welcomes extension partner Grace Walker! Grace works as a program specialist and outreach coordinator at The Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System and with Michelle Covi at Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Dept. at Old Dominion University.
April 5, 2019
The Chefs' Seafood Symposium, hosted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Marine Advisory Program, aims to connect chefs with the science behind the seafood they serve.
March 25, 2019
March 20, 2019
Virginia Sea Grant, Old Dominion University and the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission plan and host quarterly meetings to bring together professionals in adaptation.
March 8, 2019
The Bridge website provides ocean science resources for educators that incorporate accurate science in a classroom-ready format.
March 7, 2019
A report released by the National Sea Grant Law Center and attorneys in the Virginia, California, Georgia, and Rhode Island Sea Grant programs, identifies the laws and policies impacting shellfish aquaculture operations at a local, state, and federal level.
March 1, 2019
This year’s Blue Crab Bowl, the 22nd annual competition, brought together about 200 participants and volunteers.
February 26, 2019
During storms, wetland plants help reduce storm surge levels and protect the coast from flooding and erosion. But exactly how much protection do they provide?
Ali Rezaie and colleagues in George Mason University’s engineering department are measuring water levels, waves, erosion, and marsh density. As a Virginia Sea Grant Fellow, Rezaie will use this information to model the flood protection that marshes provide.
January 19, 2019
January 11, 2019
New advances in aquaculture have sparked growth for the oyster industry over the last 15 years, but current harvests are still nowhere near historic levels.
November 19, 2018
November 7, 2018
