August 5, 2019 — Scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Wachapreague are doing research this summer that could result in a way for commercial fishermen to keep sharks from interfering with their fishing lines.
VIMS Eastern Shore Lab has the advantage of being right on the water and near the last undeveloped stretch of barrier islands on the East Coast.
“There is only one lab in all of Virginia that has running seawater, which you need to keep sharks,” said VIMS scientist Richard Brill.
That lab is in Wachapreague.