VIMS Cod Research
VIMS faculty and researchers are investigating the impact of environmental factors on cod spawning ranges. The CGA provides technical support to an REU using temperature, geological, bathymetry, and Atlantic cod location data to model and predict cod spawning ranges. The outcome of this research helps inform policies regarding Habitat Management Areas and has been presented at the Science Center for Marine Fisheries industry advisory board meeting.
The undergraduate REU working on this project, Garrett Bellin (left), and 2022-23 CGA fellow Christina Sabochick (right) meeting at the CGA Office. Garrett has worked with ModelBuilder in ArcGIS Pro, StoryMaps, multidimensional data and more as a result of this research.
