WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 26 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

The following story originally appeared on the website for William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS. - Ed.

A new, interactive data platform developed at William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS in collaboration with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) is transforming how scientists, managers, watermen and the public understand Virginia's wild oyster population.

Perhaps the most impressive part, the tool was conceived as part of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project led by recent William & Mary alumna Ellen Rowe '25.

Named theVirginia Oyster Stock Assessment and Replenishment Archive (VOSARA) 2.0, it conv...