Thursday September 5, 2024
EurekAlert! —
Four faculty members from three departments in the College of Natural Resources and Environment have received $1.7 million from the National Science Foundation to fund research into the dynamics of socio-environmental factors impacting coastal fisheries.
Holly Kindsvater and Willandia Chaves of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Craig Ramseyer of the Department of Geography, and Michael Sorice of the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation will collaborate with Jonathan van Senten and Fernando Gonçalves of the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as faculty from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and representatives from coastal fisheries agencies.
“This grant demonstrates how faculty are collaborating for the greater good by leveraging disciplinary strengths and expertise from across the college and by engaging key partners along the coast,” said Keith Goyne, associate dean in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. “Interdisciplinary collaboration is critical for studying such a complex, multifaceted system that is of great economic importance to many coastal communities.”