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Chesapeake Bay Coastal Inventory
The Chesapeake Bay’s coastline in Virginia and Maryland stretches 11,885 miles long. Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have spent almost 50 years mapping huge swaths of the coastline of the Bay, and they recently published the latest version online. The maps are capable of displaying features such as boat houses and marinas, critical habitat such as tidal...
Read MoreVIMS Flood Resiliency
At the end of 2018, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed an Executive Order that will increase the state’s resiliency to sea level rise and flooding. Executive Order Twenty Four specifically identifies the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), recommending that the Secretary of Natural Resources and newly-designated Chief Resilience Officer and current Secretary of Natural...
Read MoreCarl Cerco Seminar
Carl Cerco to Present at VIMS Seminar Series Carl Cerco, retired Research Hydrologist from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, will give a seminar on Friday, March 22nd titled, “Ecosystem Modeking and Management in the Chesapeake Bay – A Thirty-Five Year Partnership.” Details: Friday March 22nd, 3pm in VIMS’ McHugh Auditorium, Watermen’s Hall,...
Read MoreUnderstanding Clam Decline
A team of researchers set out to understand the decline of soft-shell and razor clams in the Chesapeake Bay that has been ongoing since the 1970s. Scientists believe the decline could be due to habitat loss, predators, disease, recruitment, and environmental changes. A team of researchers looked at all of these factors by surveying the Chesapeake Bay over three years and using historical data...
Read MoreChanging Phytoplankton Communities
Sea ice in the Arctic is retreating earlier each year, leaving more open water and changing the community of phytoplankton living in the water. Phytoplankton sit at the base of the food chain and are an important component of all marine ecosystems. In order to understand the changing communities of phytoplankton in the Arctic, Aimee Neeley, a graduate student at University of Maryland Center for...
Read MoreMapping Bay Streams
How do you protect a stream if you do not even know it is there? Matthew Baker of University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is creating more accurate maps of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with non-profit partner Chesapeake Conservancy. The team was recently awarded $1.2 million from the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) to implement new stream mapping techniques. Baker is a watershed scientist...
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