by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 12, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
By Erica Meier Availability of parking near public rights-of-way to the shoreline is key to allowing meaningful access, but it’s also a source of conflict between coastal community residents and non-residents. Each municipality in Rhode Island handles parking...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 25, 2022 | News
Bought a lobster right from the dock? Research seeks to understand how–and if–direct sales helped local fishermen in the COVID-19 pandemic. Two social scientists talked about their process in a recent webinar. By Amanda Valentine Dawn Kotowicz, social...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 4, 2022 | Events, News, Uncategorized
Climate Change Effects on Recreational Fishing and Boating: Opportunities and Actions is a two-part webinar series that engaged Northeast recreational anglers, boaters, and climate experts in discussions about how climate change is affecting these traditional uses...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 4, 2022 | News
Rhode Island Sea Grant has selected five two-year research projects to build upon understanding of rust tides and harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their impacts to Rhode Island’s ecosystems, public health, and aquaculture and wild harvest industries. Funded research...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 30, 2021 | News, Sustainable Seafood
By Monica Allard-CoxContributions by Allie Shinskey Fish are more valuable than diamonds, according to economist Rashid Sumaila. He made this case to a skeptical audience at a conference in Namibia. ̀Diamonds, he told the conference attendees, are not a renewable...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
November is Native Heritage Month, celebrating and honoring the rich histories and traditions of Indigenous peoples. Rhode Island’s coastal and marine areas are a part of the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett, Nipmuc, Wampanoag, and Niantic...
