Community Engagement
- UVI In the Community
- Research & Public Service (RPS)
- Alliance for Responsive Investment in Children’s Health: Virgin Islands (A RICH VI)
- Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)
- Center for the Study of Spirituality & Professionalism (CSAP)
- Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (CELL) Center
- Caribbean Exploratory Research Center (CERC)
- Cooperative Extension Service (CES)
- Cybersecurity Program & Activities
- Emerging Caribbean Scientists (ECS) Programs
- Etelman Observatory
- Institute for Geocomputational Analysis & Statistics (GeoCAS Institute)
- Institute for Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness (ILOE)
- Office of Self Determination and Constitutional Development
- Reichhold Center for the Arts
- Safety in Paradise (SIP)
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- St. John Academic Center
- Summer Programs
- The Caribbean Writer
- VI-EPSCoR
- VI Writing Project
- Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station (VIERS)
- Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service (VIMAS)
- Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD)
- WUVI Student Radio Station
- Community Service Photos
- Caribbean Film & Artistic Cinematic Festival (CF&AVF)
Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service (VIMAS)
Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service
Protecting our coastal habitats such as mangrove forests.
Understanding and preserving our local fisheries.
Tackling marine debris through education and prevention.
"Welcome to the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service"
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St. Thomas Campus
Coordinator: Howard Forbes Jr.
Albert A. Sheen Campus (St. Croix)
Coordinator: Marcia Taylor
-ABOUT US-
The Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service (VIMAS), a part of the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program, is located within the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands. VIMAS works with the Virgin Islands community to raise awareness about our natural resources and foster environmental stewardship. Our Focus Areas allign with those of the National Sea Grant College Program and are met through the use of education/outreach and research practices.
-VIMAS FEATURES: SUMMER PROGRAMS -
The Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service will be hosting a variety of marine science based summer programs, both on St. Thomas and on St. Croix. Our popular Youth Ocean Explorers Summer Program which is open to students in grades 7-12 aims at increasing Virgin Islands youth interest and engagement in STEM and expose them to career pathways within the ocean sciences. For kids that are not yet eligible to participate in YOE, VIMAS has launched the Junior Ocean Explorers Summer Program for kids in grades 4-6; this much more condensed version of YOE allows youth to get their feet wet by introducing them to the basics of marine science and the values of environmental stewardship. Click on any of the images below to learn more about that program.
*NOTICE: REGISTRATION FOR ALL VIMAS SUMMER PROGRAMS IS NOW CLOSED. WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME.
YOUTH OCEAN EXPLORERS ST. THOMAS
YOUTH OCEAN EXPLORERS ST. CROIX
JUNIOR OCEAN EXPLORERS (ST. THOMAS)
- CONTACT US - 
Office Phone: St. Thomas (340) 693-1672 / St. Croix (340) 692-4046
E-mail: St. Thomas (howard.forbes@live.uvi.edu) / St. Croix (mtaylor@uvi.edu)
Website: http://vimas.uvi.edu
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Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service
Center for Marine and Environmental Studies
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas St. Croix
#2 John Brewers Bay RR #1, 10,000 Kingshill
St. Thomas, USVI 00802 St. Croix, USVI 00850-9781