Sustainable Fisheries

The Sustainable Fisheries Extension Program conducts applied research on fisheries issues and engages stakeholders in management of the fisheries, creates opportunities and options for decision-makers, brings forward innovative ideas and technologies, respects the balance and differences among decision-makers, and creates a neutral platform for the discussion of ideas.

Sustainable Fisheries projects include:

• Maintaining a database with information on fisheries related projects in monitoring, bycatch, gear type, biology, essential fish habitat, cooperative research, and data collection
• Organizing "Sector Allocation as a Management Tool" workshop on January 15–16, 2008
• Holding a Menhaden Science and Policy Symposium in November 2007
• Haddock 2007: International Symposium on Haddock
• Tackling lobster declines
• Evaluating a new haddock net to reduce bycatch
• Training fisheries leaders
• Addressing finfish management issues
• Reducing bycatch
• Facilitating communication among user groups
• Improving seafood safety education

The Sea Grant Sustainable Fisheries Extension program is based in the URI College of Environment and Life Sciences, in the department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences (FAVS).

Staff:

• Kathleen Castro, Extension Co-leader for Fisheries Programs
• Laura Skrobe, Extension Co-leader for Fisheries Programs
• David Beutel, Fisheries Extension Specialist
• Barbara Somers, Fisheries Extension Specialist
• Lori Pivarnik, Coordinator, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Food Safety Outreach/Research Program