Law and Policy
 

 

Law & Policy

Bristol, RIThe Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program is located at the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law. It provides analysis and research of marine law issues to further innovative legal and policy approaches to coastal and fisheries management.

Legal Program projects include:

  • Providing legal research and analysis of marine related issues for state and regional entities
  • Supporting Sea Grant Law Fellows
  • Co-sponsoring marine law symposia and seminars
  • Conducting research to analyze hurdles or problems in marine law and recommend changes to the law or its interpretation
  • Working with students and graduates of law/marine affairs joint degree program
Staff:
  • William Coffey, Interim Director, Roger Williams University School of Law—Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
  • Megan Higgins, Research Counsel, Roger Williams University School of Law—Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
  • Charlotte Ferris, Program Coordinator, Roger Williams University School of Law—Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program

Sea Grant Law Fellows:

  • Armanda Argentieri
  • Brian Eisenhower
  • Tory Randall

 

 

 

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Rhode Island Sea Grant University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography
South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI 02882
Tel: (401) 874-6842 Fax: (401) 874-6817 E-mail: allard@gso.uri.edu