by Monica Allard | Sep 2, 2026 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
How can Rhode Island best prepare its communities and businesses to insure property effectively when risks and costs are rapidly increasing? The half-day Marine Law Symposium, Insurance Needs with a Changing Environment: Preparing Rhode Island for the Future, hosted...
by Isabella Carmichael | Aug 31, 2026 | Marine Law, News, Research, Students, Sustainable Seafood
Every time someone buys seafood, they make a decision that reaches far beyond the dinner table. That purchase can influence what fishermen catch, how seafood is harvested, and even the labor conditions behind products sold around the world. For University of Rhode...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Aug 24, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
A new feature from Esri’s ArcWatch takes a closer look at how the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Hazards, Analysis, Modeling and Prediction (CHAMP) system is helping emergency managers prepare for coastal storms. The University of Rhode Island’s CHAMP system...
by Isabella Carmichael | Aug 20, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News, Sustainable Seafood
Whether you’re interested in digging quahogs along the shoreline or simply curious about the shellfish that live in Rhode Island’s coastal waters, recreational shellfishing offers a unique way to experience the Ocean State’s marine environment. Rhode...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Aug 13, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
As coastal storms become more frequent and complex, accurately communicating evolving hazards is critical to public safety. But the information emergency managers rely on to prepare for a storm isn’t always the same information journalists need to explain risk...
by Isabella Carmichael | Aug 11, 2026 | Marine Law, News, ocean planning
Moving seafloor boulders for subsea cables creates challenges for commercial fishers For generations, commercial fishermen have avoided the naturally occurring boulder fields that cover parts of the seafloor off Rhode Island and Southern New England. Today, as...
