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Rising Sea Squeezes Conimicut Point
Conimicut Point walk highlights resilience efforts, remaining challenges for this Warwick community.
Sea Grant’s Vital Role in Advancing Rhode Island’s Coastal Hazard Resilience
Rhode Island Sea Grant helps communities prepare for coastal hazards with advanced modeling and mapping tools—now used statewide to support emergency response, planning, and resilience to rising seas and stronger storms.
Sea Grant Law Clinic Examines Who Owns the Shoreline as Coastal Change Shifts Property Boundaries
Sea Grant Law Fellows spent the summer researching how Rhode Island could interpret avulsion to determine future property ownership along the coast.
Behind the Scenes of Flood Buyouts in Rhode Island
Property owners seek information, consolation even as voluntary flood buyout programs promise relief.
Tell Us You’re Interested: 2026 Aquaculture Training Course for Businesses and Practitioners
Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center are gearing up for the next session of the Professional...
Microplastic Hot Spots in Narragansett Bay Driven by Urban Runoff and Wind, New Study Finds
New Sea Grant-funded research shows microplastics concentrate in northern Narragansett Bay, driven by river runoff, wind, and seasons—providing insights that could shape smarter pollution management.
Innovation, Environmental Stewardship Drive RI’s Blue Economy
Rhode Island’s blue economy businesses are working to be resilient to change while protecting the ocean and coastal environments they depend on.
Artificial Reef Model Shows Promise for Reducing Erosion on Block Island
A URI study shows an artificial reef could cut wave energy by 85% and erosion by 70% at Crescent Beach, helping protect Block Island’s fragile link. Supported by RI Sea Grant, the work guides nature-based solutions for coastal resilience.
Seaweed May Be a Hidden Host for Bacteria, Study Finds
New research supported by Rhode Island Sea Grant found that opportunistic and fast-growing species of macroalgae, like sea lettuce found in Narragansett Bay, may harbor higher concentrations of potentially pathogenic Vibrio bacteria.