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Bay Barcoding
A team led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), and including participants from Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), University of Maryland (UMD), Old Dominion University (ODU) George Mason University (GMU), and several other institutions conducted a large initiative to document the biodiversity of the Chesapeake Bay on...
Read More2018 REU Programs
The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports summer research opportunities for undergraduates across the country. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) are programs with cohorts of 10-15 students designed to give students the opportunity to pursue independent research projects outside of their university. The students work closely with a mentor on a specific research project and are...
Read MorePlastics in the Ocean
Rob Hale, a professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), has been studying plastics since the 1990’s. His research in the past showed substantial levels of flame retardants, which are often added to plastics to reduce flammability, in wastewater, sewage, soils, sediments, dust, and in organisms. His findings led to worldwide limitations on these retardants, as they...
Read MoreUptick in Underwater Grasses
Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have led surveys of underwater grasses since 1979. In 2017, they recorded 104,843 acres of grasses, exceeding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) restoration target and meeting 57% of the restoration goal in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The 2017 survey continues a trend of three years of record growth. The team, led...
Read MoreGrasses Continue Record Growth
April brought its traditional showers and some very good news for the Chesapeake Bay region. For the first time since the decades-old underwater grass monitoring program began, underwater grass acreage exceeded 100,000 acres. In 2017, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science mapped an estimated 104,843 acres of underwater grass throughout the Chesapeake Bay. This marks the third consecutive year...
Read MoreSea Level Report Cards
Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have developed a yearly report card to gauge sea-level trends around the country. As annual tide-gauge data becomes available, the report card shows trends and projected sea-level rise to 2050 in 32 localities along all US coasts. Each report card shows recent trends, projections, and explanations of how sea level is affected in each...
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