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.

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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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- 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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- 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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ChesMMAP Abundance Indices

** Data unavailable while website is under review

Abundance Indices Table
Atlantic croaker Download
black seabass Download
blue crab adult female Download blue crab male Download
bluefish Download
butterfish Download
clearnose skate Download
kingfish spp. Download
northern puffer Download
scup Download
spot Download
striped bass (March) Download striped bass (November) Download
summer flounder Download
weakfish Download
white perch (March) Download white perch (November) Download

Atlantic croaker

black seabass

blue crab adult female

blue crab male

bluefish

butterfish

clearnose skate

kingfish spp.

northern puffer

scup

spot

striped bass (March)

striped bass (November)

summer flounder

weakfish

white perch (March)

white perch (November)