by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Sustainable Seafood
Everyone, it seems, agrees that Rhode Island-grown oysters are among the best to be had at raw bars and restaurants across the state and beyond. As Jean Lambert, engineering/GIS coordinator with the town of Jamestown, said to participants at a tour of an island...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 30, 2019 | Marine Law, News, Students, Sustainable Seafood
Sea Grant Law Fellow research uncovers complex issues, risks for would-be organic seafood growers If you prefer to buy organic food whenever possible, you may wonder why you don’t see “organic” farmed seafood in grocery stores or fish markets—and if you do, you may...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 10, 2019 | News, ocean planning, Research, Sustainable Seafood
By Todd McLeish | Courtesy of URI Today[divider style=”solid” color=”#eeeeee” width=”1px”] KINGSTON, R.I. – January 10, 2019 – Commercial fishermen have very different perceptions of the impact of the Block Island Wind Farm than do...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 25, 2018 | News, Sustainable Seafood, Uncategorized
By Meredith Haas Narragansett Bay today is not what it once was 100, or even 10, years ago. Coastal development and growing populations over time have meant changes to the bay’s geography and a greater influx of nutrients, such as nitrogen, as well as metals and other...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 2, 2018 | News, Sustainable Seafood
By Alex Kuffner | Courtesy of the Providence Journal[divider style=”solid” color=”#eeeeee” width=”1px”] At the Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium held in December, some fishermen complained that the dwindling algae blooms are making...