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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- 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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- 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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Research & Services
Data Products

Data Products

Researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS offer a number of data products—including annual forecasts and real-time monitoring tools—for use by individuals, businesses and government agencies.

While most of the products from the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS focus on the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent coastal and watershed areas, a number also provide value to residents of coastal areas nationwide.

Adapt VA

Evidence-based planning for climate change

Winter Blue Crab Dredge Survey — Blue Crab Survey

Winter dredge tracks trends in Bay's blue crab abundance

Chesapeake Bay Temperature — CBEFS

Consult our Chesapeake Bay Environmental Forecast System.

CCRFR

Statewide expertise to build Virginia's flooding resiliency

ChesMMAP — Fishery Analyst

Explore fish distribution & abundance in Chesapeake Bay

Dead Zone Forecasts — Dead Zones

We forecast low-oxygen conditions for better planning

Juvenile Abundance Surveys — Juvenile Abundance

We count small fish so you can catch big ones

Oyster Stock Assessment — Oyster Stocks

Population data helps guide management & restoration

Report Cards

Sea-level trends & projections for coastal planning

SAV Data Products Card — Seagrasses (SAV)

Track the abundance & distribution of Bay grasses

Shark Surveys — Shark Surveys

Our stock assessments inform fed & state management plans

Shellfish Aquaculture Report — Shellfish Report

Annual survey of oyster & clam farmers highlights trends

Tidewatch — Tidewatch

A better way to plan for storm tides in Chesapeake Bay

VECOS

Water-quality data for more informed management