by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 4, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News, Research
As Rhode Island navigates the future of its marine industries, new research sheds light on the opportunities and challenges of multi-use marine environments for an often overlooked demographic–small coastal business owners. Dr. David Bidwell and Dr. Tiffany Smythe at...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 16, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News, Research
Datasets from nearly four decades of research on Rhode Island’s marine and estuarine ecosystems from the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Mapping and Paleomagnetics Laboratory (CMPL) are now available through a new website to support ongoing research and...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 23, 2024 | Events, News, Research
The group of over 40 people gathered on a narrow walkway at Barrington Town Beach drew quizzical looks from passersby. Perhaps it was the large posterboard showing aerial views of Barrington shoreline access points, or perhaps it was the sight of the town’s planning...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 24, 2024 | News, Research
Temperature and interactions with other types of phytoplankton appear to indicate heightened domoic acid risk from Pseudo-nitzschia Harmful algal blooms closed portions of Narragansett Bay to shellfish harvesting twice in the last decade—once in September 2016 and...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 17, 2024 | News, Research
Conflicts, lack of shoreline access, limit cooperative use of marine spaces The idea that different marine businesses can share space, infrastructure, and resources has been touted as a way to find mutual benefits and reduce use conflicts. Often the vision is for...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 21, 2024 | News, Research, Uncategorized
Harmful algal blooms, which can make shellfish unsafe to harvest, have thankfully been rare in Narragansett Bay. Rhode Island Sea Grant is sponsoring research to better understand the conditions that contribute to these blooms. Scientists create models to help us...
