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News
Updated June 29, 2009
For more information on any of the items listed here, please
contact Rhode Island Sea Grant Communications at (401) 874-6800.
Events
July 16, 2009
Offshore Wind Farms - The Coast Guard Review Process
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., Wickford
Edward G. LeBlanc, U.S. Coast Guard Commander (retired), is chief of the Waterways Management Division for Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, an area that includes Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and all ocean waters adjacent to Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Cape Cod. His division ensures navigation safety through a variety of preventative measures including aids-to-navigation, vessel traffic management, boating safety education, and compliance with federal regulations. The Waterways Management Division also reviews any proposed facility or activity that may impact navigation on a federal waterway, such as offshore renewable energy installations (e.g., wind farms), dredging and bridge maintenance operations, and marine regattas. Part of the the 2009 Summer Community Lecture Series sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, URI Cooperative Extension/Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, the R.I. Ocean SAMP, and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council. These lectures are free, but seating is limited. Please contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 to reserve your seat.
August 6, 2009
Rhode Island Ocean Zoning: Where NOT to Put a Wind Farm in Rhode Island Waters
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
South Kingstown Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale
Work is underway to gather data to assist in siting offshore renewable energy facilities (wind
farms) in R.I. coastal waters. Environmental
conditions, existing uses, ecological impacts,
and technological constraints are all factors
to determine viable sites for offshore energy
development. Malcolm Spaulding, URI professor
of ocean engineering, will describe the
marine spatial planning approach that is being
used. This work is being done as part of the R.I.
Ocean Special Area Management Plan to zone
Rhode Island’s waters. Free. Part of the the 2009 Summer Community Lecture Series sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, URI Cooperative Extension/Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, the R.I. Ocean SAMP, and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council.
For more information and to reserve your seat please contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 or the Peace Dale Library at (401) 789-1555.
September 10, 2009
Farming the Deep Blue: Opportunities for Increasing Sustainable Seafood Production in New England
6 p.m. Light supper,
7 p.m. Lecture
URI Graduate School of Oceanography Coastal Institute, South Ferry Road, Narragansett
Near-shore aquaculture is constrained by social, environmental, political, and other concerns, but open-ocean aquaculture offers the potential to not only grow seafood to serve the country's growing demand, but also, in New England, to be a sustainable alternative for fishing communities, preserve working waterfronts, and generate substantial economic activity in coastal communities. The potential for co-location of offshore energy and food production facilities will also be discussed. Sponsored by the R.I. Ocean SAMP. Free.
This lecture is free, but seating is limited. To reserve your place, contact Tracy Kennedy at (401) 874-6800.
November 2-4, 2009
2009 Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium: The Ecology of Marine Windfarms: Perspectives on Impact Mitigation, Siting and Future Uses
News
Latest issue of 41°N focuses on aquaculture in the Ocean State
The latest edition of 41°N, the magazine of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program and the University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute, features a special section on the Rhode Island Aquaculture Initiative. To read the magazine on-line, visit . To receive 41°N by mail (free to Rhode Island residents), contact Tracy Kennedy at or (401) 874-6800.
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