Ocean Samp

When

Thursday, June 20th, 2013

Where

Description

The purpose of the meeting will be to:

-Hear about recent updates related to offshore wind leasing off the coast of Rhode Island

-Learn more about new research being conducted by URI scientists and Tribes on submerged cultural resources

-Collect stakeholder feedback on the plan’s progress towards achieving the Ocean SAMP goals, objectives, and principles

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When

Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 4pm-7pm

Where

Description

The purpose of the meeting will be to:

-Provide an update on new research and activities related to the siting and installation of offshore turbines off Block Island and Federal waters

-Provide and update and review of products created by the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC)

View the Agenda | Notes

When

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 2pm-7pm

Where

Description

The purposed of this meeting will be to:

-Learn about and provide input on the 2012 Northeast Recreational Boater Survey results, an innovative study to characterize the spatial and economic activity associated with the recreational boating industry in the Northeast

- Discuss how this information can be incorporated into the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP document

- Receive an update on regional ocean planning efforts, help identify issues facing the recreational boating industry and discuss how ocean planning can address these issues

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When

Thursday, June 21st 2012

Where

Description

This meeting will provide an update on the Ocean SAMP Implementation and future research agenda, as well as provide updates on the proposed Block Island project.

View the Agenda | Download the Research Agenda | Share Comments on Research Agenda

When

May13-16, 2012

Where

Description

Marine planners from the U.S. and the Pacific Islands, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and Japan met at the 2012 Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium on international marine spatial planningorkshop to Learn Ocean Planning Tools and Techniques. View Workshop Material

When

May 23 & 24, 2011

Where

Description

A Workshop to Learn Ocean Planning Tools and Techniques. View Workshop Material

When

Wednesday May 4, 2011, 6pm

Where

Description

A public hearing has been scheduled for these proposed changes to the Ocean SAMP document. See the RI CRMC website for Proposed changes.

When

Thursday, April 7, 2011,3pm

Where

Description

A public workshop has been scheduled to discuss proposed changes to the Ocean SAMP document. It will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 3 p.m. at the University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute large conference room. Written comments due by April 11, 2011.
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When

Tuesday, January 18, 2011,6pm

Where

Description

The purposed of this meeting is to celebrate the Ocean SAMP's passage by CRMC on October 19, 2010, learn about the latest Ocean SAMP team activities regarding plan implementation, and share questions and answers about the process, including the collaborative effort between Rhode Island and Massachusetts to participate mutually in offshore wind energy development. The public is welcome. http://www.governor.ri.gov/documents/RI%20MA%20MOU.pdf

When

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 5pm

Where

Description

The Ocean SAMP public hearing will continue to review the Ocean SAMP document.
View the SAMP Document| Proposed Overall Changes 9/14 | Proposed Technical Changes 9/14 | Proposed Overall Changes 9/28 | Proposed Tehcnical Changes 9/29 | Agenda

When

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6pm

Where

Description

The Ocean SAMP public hearing will continue to review the Ocean SAMP document.
View the SAMP Document | Agenda | Proposed Changes | Proposed Technical Changes

When

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5pm

Where

Description

the Full Council meeting will focus the public hearing on the following chapters: 1) Ecology; 2) Fisheries Resources and Uses; and 3) Renewable Energy and Other Offshore Development and the Full SAMP document. Please bring your comments to this meeting.
Download the chapters | View the proposed changes memo | Agenda | View Public Hearing Transcipt

When

Friday, July 23, 2010

Description

The Ocean SAMP Document, with all chapters and appendices, is now out for official public comment until September 9th, 2010, C.O.B. Please submit your written comments to: Grover J. Fugate, Executive Director, State of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, Oliver Stedman Government Center 4808 Tower Hill Road; Suite 3, Wakefield, RI 02879-1900.

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When

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 5pm

When

Description

A public hearing has been scheduled for the Cultural & Historic, Fisheries, Renewable Energy, and Other Future Uses Chapters of the Ocean SAMP.
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When

Wednesdsay, June 30, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

A forum to engage key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean SAMP.. Read more.

When

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 6pm

When

Description

A public hearing has been scheduled for proposed changes to the Ecology, Global Climate Change, & Existing Policies Chapters of the Ocean SAMP
View the public notice | Download the chapters

When

Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 1pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium

Description

A public workshop to discuss Chapter 4. Cultural & Historical Resources and Chapter 9. Other Future Uses - both currently under formal public review. Parties interested in or concerned with the above proposed changes are invited to submit written comments by June 26, 2010. All such comments should be directed to Grover J. Fugate, Executive
Director, at the above agency address. View the public notice

When

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 at 1pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium

Description

A public workshop to discuss Chapter 5. Fisheries Resources and Uses and Chapter 8. Renewable Energy - both currently under formal public review. Parties interested in or concerned with the above proposed changes are invited to submit written comments by June 26, 2010. All such comments should be directed to Grover J. Fugate, Executive
Director, at the above agency address. View the public notice

When

Tuesday, June 1, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

A forum to engage key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean SAMP. This stakeholder meeting will focus on the Ocean SAMP Cultural and Historic Resources Chapter.

When

Thursday, May 20, 2010. 1PM

Where

URI Bay Campus, Corelss Auditorium

Description

A public workshop to discuss the Ecology, Global Climate Change, & Existing Statutes Chapters of the Ocean SAMP. See attached public notice.

When

Tuesday, May 4, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

A forum to engage key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean SAMP. This stakeholder meeting will focus on the Ocean SAMP Fisheries Chapter and the Ocean SAMP Renewable Energy Chapter.

Agenda | Fisheries Presentation | Renewable Energy Presentation

When

April 15, 2010, 6:00pm

Where

Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, Middletown.

Description

Tiffany Smythe, Coastal Manager, URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant

Who is using Rhode Island's offshore waters? What are they doing, and where and when are they doing it? This lecture will offer insight into the fishing, shipping, and recreational activities that take place in Rhode Island's offshore waters. This presentation will include discussion of how URI researchers and coastal managers have studied and mapped these activities and how this information is informing the R.I. Ocean SAMP planning process. A wide variety of maps will be presented for discussion and review. Tiffany Smythe is a coastal manager and a Ph.D. candidate in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island.

6 p.m. Free.

Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Road, Middletown.

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When

April 8, 2010.7:00PM

Where

North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street, Wickford.

Description

Rod Mather, URI History Professor

Marine archaeologist Rod Mather will describe underwater archaeological sites close to Block Island and the work that his team has been doing as part of the R.I. Ocean SAMP. That work includes historic research, ocean survey, archaeological site assessment using SCUBA, and the development of GIS databases. The potential archaeological sites in the waters off Block Island are quite extensive and include shipwrecks from the last century.

7 p.m. Free.

North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street, Wickford.

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When

Tuesday, April 6, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

A forum to engage key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean SAMP. There will be a presentation by Dr. Jim Tobey of the URI Coastal Resources Center entitled Ocean SAMP in a Climate Change World and a presentation by Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce of Rhode Island Sea Grant entitled Future Uses of the OSAMP Region.

Agenda | Climate Change Presentation | Future Uses Presentation

When

March 31, 2010, 7:00PM

Where

Corless Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography (Bay Campus), South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI

Description

Extensive offshore renewable energy developments (OREDs) in the form of wind farms have functioned for years in Northern European waters. This presentation will provide an overview about how OREDs may impact these European ocean environments, and illustrate these interactions using examples of varied organisms. This talk, given by European marine ecology experts Dr. Frank Thomsen (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture, U.K) and Dr. Andrew Gill (Cranfield University, U.K.) will also address the current state of  knowledge relating to these impacts on marine mammals and fish, and recommendations for future studies to expand this knowledge.

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The presentation is free and open to the public and will take place in Corless Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography (Bay Campus), South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI. Call (401) 874-6106 for more information or visit http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/calendar.html

This lecture is sponsored by the R.I. Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) project and the Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS). The SAMP is an adaptive planning tool that takes an ecosystem-based management approach to the development and protection of Rhode Island’s ocean resources. The SAMP is being developed with cutting-edge research and the input of a wide array of stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp.

RINHS is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 to gather and disseminate information on Rhode Island's animals and plants, geology, and ecosystems and to facilitate communication among the diverse people, agencies, and organizations interested in the ecology of Rhode Island. RINHS undertakes ecological research, inventory projects, educational programs with partners, and hosts public events to highlight biodiversity and the work of researchers and naturalists. For more information about RINHS, visit www.rinhs.org.

When

March 29, 2010.7:00PM

Where

West Valley Inn, 4 Blossom Street, West Warwick

Description

Capt. Jim White: Light Tackle Fishing in Narragansett Bay
David Beutel, CRMC: The Ocean SAMP

The R.I. Ocean SAMP is being developed with input from a variety of stakeholders, including recreational fishermen, and offshore development may affect these stakeholders and the fisheries resource. David Beutel, aquaculture coordinator for the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, will discuss the progress of the SAMP, with special attention to aspects related to recreational fishing.

7 p.m. Non-members: $10 requested donation.

West Valley Inn, 4 Blossom Street, West Warwick. Non-members are welcome, and asked to donate $10 to RISAA's Marine Fisheries Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact Steve Medeiros at (401) 826-2121.
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When

March 23, 2010. 6pm

When

Description

A public hearing has been scheduled for proposed changes to the Marine Transportation, Navigation, & Infrastructure Chapter of the Ocean SAMP.
View the public notice | Download the chapter | View the agenda

When

March 4, 2010.7:00PM

Where

Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol

Description

Peter Paton, URI Professor and Department Chair, Natural Resources Science

How will the proposed offshore wind farm affect bird species in Rhode Island? The Rhode Island Ocean SAMP is undertaking marine spatial planning for R.I. offshore waters through a process that integrates the best available science with open public input and involvement. This lecture will investigate avian use of the study area by determining the distribution and abundance of birds, their movement ecology, and their temporal variation in offshore waters.

There is no fee for this lecture, but registration by March 2, 2010, is required.

7 p.m. Free.

Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol. For more information or to register, contact the Environmental Education Center at (401) 245-7500.

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When

Tuesday, March 2, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

The focus of this meeting will be the Ocean SAMP Renewable Energy Chapter presented by Michelle Armsby of the URI Coastal Resources Center and the Ocean SAMP Ecology chapte presented by Alan Desbonnet of Rhode Island Sea Grant . Meetings are open to the public, but space is limited. To ensure we can accommodate all that are interested in attending, please RSVP to (401) 874-6106 or oceansamp@gso.uri.edu. Directions are available at http://www.gso.uri.edu/about-gso/directions.

Agenda | Renewable Energy Presentation | Renewable Energy Presentation

When

February 2, 2010 - March 2, 2010

Description

The Ocean SAMP public comment period for the Ocean SAMP Marine Transportation, Navigation, and Infrastructure chapter has begun. A public workshop is scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2010 at 2:30 pm at the University of Rhode Island's Bay Campus, Hazard A & B Rooms, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI.

Parties interested in or concerned are invited to submit written comments by March 2, 2010. All such comments should be directed to Grover J. Fugate, Executive Director at Oliver Stedman Government Center 4808 Tower Hill Road; Suite 3, Wakefield, RI 02879-1900

A public hearing has been scheduled for these proposed changes to be held in the ConferenceRoom A, Administration Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.

View the public notice | Download the chapter

When

Tuesday, February 2, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

A forum to engage key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean SAMP. There will be two presentations at the stakeholder meeting. Brian Goldman Esq. of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council will present "Existing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies." Dr. John Merrill of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography (http://www.gso.uri.edu/users/jmerrill) will present, "Air quality for the Ocean SAMP."

Agenda| Air Quality Presentation

When

Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.

Where

Conference Room C, Administration Building, One Capitol Hill,
Providence, R.I.

Description

Public Hearing Notice: The Coastal Resources Management Council, in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedures Act" (Section 42-35-3 of the General Laws of Rhode Island) and the Rule and Regulations of the Coastal Resources Management Council, gave notice signed and dated November 25, 2009 to change the management plans, policies, procedures and regulations of the agency regarding planning and management of the coastal resources of the State relative to Chapter 46- 23 of the State of Rhode Island and specifically in regard to the development and adoption of an Ocean Special Area Management Plan Chapter 6: Recreation & Tourism.

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When

Tuesday, January 5, 2010. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

The focus of this meeting is to discuss Ocean SAMP research. Dr. Daniel
Codiga of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography will present on Physical Oceanography of the Ocean SAMP and Dr. Rod Mather of the URI Department of History will present on Historic and Archaeological aspects of the Ocean SAMP.

Agenda| Presentation

When

November 25th, 2009 to December 31st, 2009

Description

The Ocean SAMP public comment period for the Ocean SAMP Tourism and Recreation chapter has begun. A public workshop is scheduled for Thursday December 17, 2009 at 2:30 pm at the University of Rhode Island’s Bay Campus, OSEC Building Room 115, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI.

Parties interested in or concerned are invited to submit written comments by December 31, 2009. All such comments should be directed to Grover J. Fugate, Executive Director at Oliver Stedman Government Center 4808 Tower Hill Road; Suite 3, Wakefield, RI 02879-1900

Apublic hearing has been scheduled for these proposed changes to be held in the ConferenceRoom A, Administration Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 6:00 p.m.

View the public notice on the RI Secretary of State website

When

Tuesday, December 1, 2009. 6:00pm-9:00pm

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms

Description

The focus of this meeting is to discuss the Ocean SAMP draft chapter on Marine Transportation, Navigation and Infrastructure.

Agenda | Marine Transportation Presentation

When

Wednesday, November 4, 2009. 6:00pm-8:30pm
(refreshments served prior to meeting beginning at 5:00pm)

Where

URI Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Hazard A & B Rooms.

Description

The focus of this meeting is to discuss two of the Ocean SAMP draft chapters. Grover Fugate and Jennifer McCann will present the Introduction Chapter and Tiffany Smythe and Michelle Armsby will provide an overview of the draft Recreation and Tourism Chapter. For additional meeting materials, please see our documents page.

When

November 2-4, 2009

Where

Newport, RI

Description

The purpose of this symposium is to develop opportunities and document progress toward a new vision of designed, permitted, offshore ecosystems that have windpower energy systems
Please visit the symposium website for additional information and registration form