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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- 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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2025 Year End Wrap Up

ChesMMAP & NEAMAP Monitoring Surveys

ChesMMP: Chesapeake Bay Multispecies Monitoring and Assessment Program Summary Report 2025

ChesMMAP monitoring sites, Chesapeake Bay, USA. March, June, September, and November sampling locations

Fast Facts: a wrap up of effort and catch totals with informational text and table.

Fast Facts: a wrap up of species richness and water quality showing number of species and water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen in March, June, September, and November

A tree map of taxa caught by number: bay anchovy, spot, others, weakfish, Atlantic croaker, striped anchovy, butterfish

A tree map of taxa caught by biomass: spot, others, weakfish, Atlantic croaker, spiny dogfish, clearnose skate, cownose ray, bay anchovy

NEAMAP: Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Summary Report 2025

NEAMAP monitoring sites, Mid-Atlantic coast, USA, station locations for Spring and Fall cruises

Fast Facts: a wrap up of effort and catch totals with informational text and table

Fast Facts: a wrap up of species richness and water quality showing number of species and water temperature for Spring and Fall

A tree map of taxa caught by number during the Spring cruise: butterfish, others, bay anchovy, Atlantic croaker, longfin inshore squid, spot, striped anchovy

A tree map of taxa caught by biomass during the spring cruise: clearnose skate, others, winter skate, horseshoe crab, butterfish, little skate, Atlantic croaker, smooth dogfish, bluntnose stingray

A tree map of taxa caught by number during the fall cruise: butterfish, others, weakfish, Atlantic croaker, longfin inshore squid, scup, spot

A tree map of taxa caught by biomass during the fall cruise: others, butterfish, Atlantic croaker, clearnose skate, spot, weakfish, horseshoe crab, little skate, smooth dogfish, longfin inshore squid