The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.

- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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John Lewis

Seawater Laboratory Manager

Email: [[v|jclewis]]
Phone: (757) 787-5814
Office: Seawater Laboratory, Eastern Shore Laboratory

Education

2021 M.S. in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University
- Thesis title: Effect of wave action, biofouling control, and density on the performance of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
2019 B.S. in Fish Conservation, Virginia Tech

Publications and Reports

Lewis, J.C. & Ross, P.G., 2022. Oyster biometrics, in: Ross, P.G., & Snyder, R.A. (2022) Ecological Monitoring Program at VIMS ESL: Annual report 2021. VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory Technical Report No. 9, pp. 115-121. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. DOI: 10.25773/evhr-a810

Ross, P.G. & Lewis, J.C., 2022. Historic comparisons: ichthyofauna, in: Ross, P.G., & Snyder, R.A. (2022) Ecological Monitoring Program at VIMS ESL: Annual report 2021. VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory Technical Report No. 9, pp. 177-190. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. DOI: 10.25773/evhr-a810