by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 13, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News, Uncategorized
Sea level rise is happening and is threatening Rhode Island’s low-lying coastal communities with higher than normal tides and storm surges that are flooding local roads, businesses, and homes. “You don’t need to wait 20, 30, or 50 years,” says...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 29, 2021 | News, ocean planning, Research
Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries partner to invest $1M+ to support research for the co-existence of ocean energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Feb 9, 2021 | Marine Law, News
Recent grad students will work for a year on ocean and coastal policy in Congress and the Executive branch. Clea Harrelson, M.A. Marine Affairs Elle Wibisono, Ph.D. sustainable fisheries. Kimberly Ohnemus, M.A. Marine Affairs NARRAGANSETT, R.I.—Three graduate students...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Rhode Island Sea Grant is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the 2022-2024 funding cycle until Friday, February 12, 2021 This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for research projects (individual or multi-institutional) up to 2 years in length to be funded as part...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 13, 2021 | News
New Issue of 41˚N: Facing Adversity In this issue, we explore the trials and tribulations Rhode Islanders have faced during this pandemic. “The children’s book Zen Shorts includes an old taoist story about a farmer whose horse runs away. His neighbors tell him...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 22, 2020 | News, Research
Plastic has infiltrated the Earth’s environment. From Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, the ubiquitous material has been found in the air, the water, and even in the ice as researchers found disturbing amounts of plastic in Arctic sea ice cores last yeear....
