Author: leila murphy

VASG research team talks to The Ebbitt Grill (D.C.) General Manager about what he looks for in oysters. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

Sea Grant Gains Perspective to Breed a Better Oyster

3/22/2013 - Three oyster researchers took a road trip into the minds of seafood buyers, visiting high-end restaurants to find out what makes a half-shell oyster worth purchasing. The Virginia Sea Grant-funded research team wants to breed a better, more profitable oyster for Virginia’s aquaculture industry. So far, they have concentrated on… SEE MORE

VA Coastal Policy Clinic Partners with Virginia Sea Grant

3/22/2013 - Virginia Sea Grant is proud to have entered a partnership with William & Mary Law School’s new Virginia Coastal Policy Clinic (VCPC). The VCPC (http://bit.ly/11p2x6m) offers law students the opportunity to work with leading Virginia scientists and develop solutions for some of the most challenging environmental questions facing policymakers today.… SEE MORE

VA National Guard Soldies patrol Norfolk following Hurricane Sandy (Oct. 29, 2012). ©Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard

Adaptation and Flooding Forum Promotes Sharing Among Hampton Roads Communities

3/22/2013 - By Margaret Pizer, Virginia Sea Grant (http://vaseagrant.vims.edu) As Superstorm Sandy barreled up the East Coast at the end of October, a group of planners, administrators, engineers, emergency managers, and scientists in Hampton Roads found themselves in the strange position of postponing a meeting about flooding due to the threat of… SEE MORE

Iconic buildings of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. ©Bobak Ha'Eri

Symposium Explores Colonial Roots of Virginia’s Climate Change Response

3/22/2013 - By Margaret Pizer, Virginia Sea Grant (http://vaseagrant.vims.edu) What do kings’ grants, imperialism, and British common law have to do with climate change? A group of lawyers, legal scholars, historians, and scientists came together to discuss them all at “History, Property, and Climate Change in the Former Colonies,” a symposium held… SEE MORE

Working waterfront in Seaford, VA, documented during the 2012 working waterfront inventory. ©VASG

New Tool Helps Investments in Working Waterfronts

11/8/2012 - Chad Ballard, the owner of Cherrystone Aquafarms, knows where his company has been. He can point to a more than 100-year history on the Eastern Shore. Ask him where his business is going, and there’s a little more uncertainty. A few years ago, Ballard had hoped to plant an additional… SEE MORE

VA Aquaculture a Bright Spot in Weak Economy

6/8/2012 - Virginia’s oyster aquaculture industry is growing steadily despite the struggling economy and some setbacks in hatchery production, according to a report from Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia Sea Grant. In 2011, oyster growers sold over 23 million oysters worth more than $6.7 million — up 38% from 2010.… SEE MORE

Hurricane Irene approaches Virginia in August, 2011. ©NOAA-NASA GOES Project

Essential Tools For Every Virginian’s Hurricane Kit

5/25/2012 - The hurricane preparedness tax holiday from May 25 through 31 has Virginians stocking up on the essentials: first aid supplies, tools, and, if lessons have been learned from last year’s Hurricane Irene, generators. But there are two more tools that should be in your virtual toolkit: an online water level… SEE MORE

Oysters, clams, striped bass, and weak fish are just some seafood types local to Hampton Roads. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

Will a Community Supported Fishery Work in VA?

Food

5/25/2012 - The Virginia Sea Grant–College of William & Mary partnership to investigate local interest in establishing a community supported fishery (CSF) is continuing this summer, with two interns from William & Mary (WM) working in the Virginia Sea Grant offices at Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Rising WM Mason School of… SEE MORE

Author: leila murphy

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