We are the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)-SAV Lab. We monitor and restore underwater grasses in the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays of Virginia.
Gloucester Point, VA
Joined June 2018
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After 7 years and 2 degrees, our very own Dr. @AJJohnson1607 is heading to @vanderbiltlaw! We're sad to see him go, but can't wait to see what he'll do next. We know his future is bright! #seagrass @VIMS_News
Searching for bay scallops means no worries for the rest of the tide 馃寠#HakunaMatata #ScallopRoundUp #CanYouFeelTheScallopsToday #TheLiongKing @VIMS_News @JJpricha @AJJohnson1607 @jslefche @williamandmary
Planted a little over 4 million eelgrass seeds in Cobb Bay, Virginia yesterday. Now we're just hoping everyone stays safe with the approach of the hurricane @VIMS_News
2018 was a great year for the VIMS seagrass restoration program, with an estimated harvest of 11.2 million eelgrass seeds! This number is one of the highest we have had in the history of our program. @VIMS_News
Once we remove the detritus, we flume and sieve again, then the seeds are stored in environmentally controlled tanks until distribution time. @VIMS_News
It was a great week of sieving out detritus from our eelgrass seeds for the upcoming fall 2018 restoration effort! @VIMS_News
How to clean seagrass detritus out of your pool so only seagrass seeds remain? @VIMS_News
Just finished our annual bay scallop survey in the seagrass beds of the Virginia coastal bays. It was a great effort by the whole crew! Here are a few photos.
Though watermelon rinds make for an effective dispersal mechanism for blue crabs, please don't thrown them into the bays as you celebrate this Independence Day. Thanks, and Happy Independence Day!
Fish predator and epifaunal sampling in South Bay yesterday. The one on the board is a northern sennet (Sphyraena borealis).
We know that derelict crab pots kill terrapins, crabs, fishes and others in the short term but maybe there is a silver lining. This years old example has developed into a reef within a seagrass meadow.
Another great pic of our seagrass transect sampling, this time at Four Points Cove on the Mobjack Bay.
Still pushing on the seagrass transect surveys. Check out the temperature sensor with one year's of oyster growth!
2017 Bay Report Card. #GetTheGrade Reporting on the good numbers of SAV exceeding 100,000 acres. TMDLS working @LabSav @IanEcoCheck
Great day on the Browns Bay and Four Points seagrass transects of the Mobjack Bay, all in the Chesapeake Bay!
