Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, VIMS is equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- VIMS celebrates 50 years of shark research, a milestone for marine conservation.
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- Batten School
- Research published in Nature Communications by Ph.D. student Mary Bryan Barksdale shows coastal landscapes are at risk of a diminished, fleeting blue carbon stock.
  
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- Marine Science Day 2024 drew 2,000+ with educational exhibits and hands-on activities for all ages.
  
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- News & Events
- A new report by VIMS emphasizes a collaborative approach to mitigating sudden oyster mortality syndrome.
  
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- Giving
- Lifetimes dedicated to environmental science inspired Fu-Lin Chu Ph.D. '82, P '97, P '12 and William Chu P '97, P '12 to create a fellowship for graduate students in the School of Marine Science.
  
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Molluscan Publications - Blue Crab

Harding, J.M., Southworth, M.J., & Mann, R. 2010. Observations of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun, 1896) on Shell Bar oyster reef, Great Wicomico River, Virginia, USA. Journal of Shellfish Research.Vol. 29, No. 4, 995–1004.

Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 2010. Observations of distribution, size, and sex ratio of mature blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896 from a Chesapeake Bay tributary in relation to oyster habitat and environmental factors. Bulletin of Marine Science. 86(1):75-91.

Harding, J.M. 2003. Predation by blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, on rapa whelks, Rapana venosa: possible natural controls for an invasive species? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 297(2): 161-177.

Eggleston, D. 1990. Foraging behavior of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, on juvenile oysters, Crassostrea virginica: effects of prey density and size. Bull. Mar. Sci. 46:62-82.