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Science Under Sail: Drifters and Jellies
Wednesday, May 6
2pm
Embarks from Yorktown Waterfront
Join VIMS graduate students Brandon Conroy and Josh Stone as they collect zooplankton and discuss the wonderful variety of Bay "drifters" and the important role these creatures play in marine ecology and food webs.
    Science Under Sail: Trash Talk
    Wednesday, May 13
    2pm - 4pm
    Embarks from Yorktown Waterfront
    Join VIMS researcher Dave Stanhope as he discusses marine debris, from lost crab pots to plastic microbeads, and learn how scientists are working toward practical solutions.
      Science Under Sail: Fishes near and far
      Wednesday, May 20
      2pm - 4pm
      Embarks from Yorktown Waterfront
      Join VIMS graduate student Mark Stratton as he casts a net to see what's swimming beneath the Alliance. Learn how fish are preserved and catalogued as you participate in a "show and tell" of preserved fishes from places near and far.
        Science Under Sail: Shifting Sands
        Wednesday, May 27
        2pm - 4pm
        Embarks from Yorktown Waterfront
        Join Dr. Grace Cartwright of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science as she explains how sand, silt, and rocks move around our rivers and oceans. You'll also get an up-close look at scientific tools used for this research.
          Marine Science Day
          Saturday, May 30
          10am - 3pm
          VIMS - Watermen's Hall
          VIMS' annual open house is a fun-filled event for the whole family.
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