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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Publications - Restoration

Mann, R. 2013. Restoring nature’s coastal architects: a reality check. Ecological Restoration. 31(3) 323-324.

Harding, J.M., M. Southworth, R. Mann, J.A. Wesson. 2012. Comparison of Crassostrea virginica Gmelin (Eastern Oyster) recruitment on constructed reefs and adjacent natural oyster bars over decadel time scales. Northeastern Naturalist. 19(4):627-646.

Kennedy, V.S., D. L. Breitburg, M. C. Christman, M. W. Luckenbach, K. Paynter, J. Kramer, K. G. Sellner, J. Dew-Baxter, C. Keller, and R. Mann. 2011. Lessons Learned from Efforts to Restore Oyster Populations in Maryland and Virginia, 1990-2007. J. Shellfish Research. 30(3):719-732

Mann, R. and E. Powell. 2007. Why oyster restoration goals in the Chesapeake Bay are not and probably cannot be achieved. Journal of Shellfish Research. 26(4): 905-917.

Mann, R. and D. Evans. 2004. Site selection for oyster habitat rehabilitation in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay: A commentary. Journal of Shellfish Research. 23(1): 41-49.

Southworth, M. and R. Mann. 2004. Decadal scale changes in seasonal patterns of oyster recruitment in the Virginia subestuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research. 23(2): 391-402.

Mann, R. 2001. Restoration of the oyster resource in Chesapeake Bay. Bulletin of the Aquaculture Association of Canada. 101(1): 38-42.

Harding, J.M. and R. Mann. 2001. Oyster reefs as fish habitat: Opportunistic use of restored reefs by transient fishes. Journal of Shellfish Research. 20(3): 951-959.

Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 2000. Estimates of naked goby (Gobiosoma bosc), striped blenny (Chasmodes bosquianus) and eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larval production around a restored Chesapeake Bay oyster reef. Bulletin of Marine Science. 66(1):29-45.

Mann, R. 2000. Restoring the oyster reef communities in Chesapeake Bay: a commentary. Journal of Shellfish Research. 19(1): 335-339.

Bartol, I.K. and R. Mann. 1999. Small-scale patterns of recruitment on a constructed intertidal reef: the role of spatial refugia. pp. 159-170. In: M. Luckenbach, R. Mann and J. Wesson (Eds.). Oyster reef habitat restoration: A synopsis and synthesis of approaches. Virginia Institute of Marine Science Press, Gloucester Point, Virginia.

Bartol, I.K. and R. Mann. 1999. Growth and mortality of oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on constructed intertidal reefs: effects of tidal height and substrate level. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 237:157-187.

Harding, J. M. & R. Mann. 1999. Fish species richness in relation to restored oyster reefs, Piankatank River, Virginia. Bulletin of Marine Science 65(1): 289-300.

Wesson, J., R. Mann, and M. Luckenbach. 1999. Oyster restoration efforts in Virginia. pp. 117-129. In: M. Luckenbach, R. Mann and J. Wesson (Eds.). Oyster reef habitat restoration. A synopsis and synthesis of approaches. Virginia Institute of Marine Science Press, Gloucester Point, Virginia.

Luckenbach, M., R. Mann, & J.A. Wesson. (editors), 1999. Oyster reef habitat restoration. A synopsis and synthesis of approaches. Virginia Institute of Marine Science Press. Gloucester Point, VA.

Mann, R. and J.M. Harding. 1998. Continuing trophic studies on constructed "restored" oyster reefs. Annual report to the U.S. E.P.A. Chesapeake Bay Program, Living Resources Committee. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, 23062. 71 p.

Southworth, M. and R. Mann. 1998. Oyster reef broodstock enhancement in the Great Wicomico River, Virginia. Journal of Shellfish Research. 17(4):1101-1114.

Bartol, I. & R. Mann, 1997. Small-scale settlement patterns of the oyster Crassostrea virginica on a constructed intertidal reef. Bulletin of Marine Science. 61: 881-897.

Mann, R. & J.M. Harding, 1997. Trophic studies on constructed "restored" oyster reefs. Annual report to the U.S. E.P.A. Chesapeake Bay Program, Living Resources Committee. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, 23062. 30 p.

Mann, R., F. Perkins, J. Wesson, & I. Bartol, 1996. Intertidal oyster reefs as a tool for estuarine rehabilitation and rejuvenation of the Virginia oyster fishery. Final report to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Coastal Resource Management Program, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia.