Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 2000

This issue deals with resource use and scarcity, along with restoration efforts.

Features

The Future Ain't What it Used to Be pdf
By Monica Allard
Almost from the moment the first European settlers arrived, Narragansett Bay's natural resources have been in decline. But abundance and scarcity are relative: How do we determine when plenty becomes scarcity and productive use becomes overuse?

Blinks in a Seascape pdf
By Elisabeth Nadin
First-prize winner in the 1998 Rumowicz Maritime Essay Contest. In often harsh snapshots of "summer colony" life, the author illustrates the theme of this issue of 41°N—resource scarcity—a concept that extends to coastal living space.

A History of Oysters in Rhode Island's Salt Ponds
Excerpted by Malia Schwartz
A look back at the glory days of the oyster fishery in Narragansett Bay and in the coastal lagoons, locally called salt ponds.

In Brief

Better Fishing Through Science Spurs Sea Grant, Anglers Collaboration pdf
By Tony Corey

Environmental Biotechnology on the Forefront in Rhode Island pdf
By John Peterson

New TV Show to Focus on Coastal Wildlife pdf
By Malia Schwartz

Summer Fare Draws Beach Goers to Lecture Hall pdf
By Tony Corey

Sea Grant & Land Grant Help Build Sustainable Communities pdf
By Monica Allard

Survival Skills for Lobsters: Buoy Habitat/Stock Enhancement Project pdf
By Tony Corey

Rhode Island Lobster Research Earns International Showcase pdf
By Tony Corey