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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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Caela Gilsinan

M.S. Student

Email: cbgilsinan@vims.edu
Phone: 804-684-7890
Office: Andrews Hall 421
Advisor: Andrew Scheld
Interests: Human dimensions within marine science, commercial fisheries and aquaculture topics, ecosystem services

Education

B.S., Marine and Environmental Social Sciences, William & Mary, 2023

Publications

Gilsinan, C.B., Borsetti, S., Munroe, D.M. & Scheld, A.M. (2023) Hatchery capacity needed to support large-scale Atlantic surfclam fishery enhancement. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.144