https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/providers/47883109-b16b-4db2-a964-a3e1fffc72a5 CWM/VIMS Research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) extendsfrom inland watersheds to the open ocean with a primary emphasis oncoastal and estuarine science. VIMS research is based in five academicdepartments and several major research units, including the AquaticBreeding Center (ABC), the Center for Coastal Resources Management(CCRM), the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve inVirginia (CBNERRVA), and the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program(MAP). Information about the academic program in each department isavailable in the School of Marine Science Catalog.Because complex environmental issues rarely parallel administrativedivisions, VIMS emphasizes interdisciplinary research that bringsperspectives from a variety of disciplines to the search for newknowledge and for solutions to issue-driven questions. Teams ofscientists with diverse expertise work in areas such as plankton andnutrient dynamics, shoreline and wetlands processes, fisheries ecologyand stock assessment, and aquaculture.Website: 'http://www.vims.edu/'[Summary provided by the College of William & Mary.]