by Isabella Carmichael | Oct 16, 2026 | News, Uncategorized
An updated online training is now available to help Rhode Island’s local decision-makers incorporate climate change and coastal resilience into community planning. Providing Resilience Education for Planning in Rhode Island, or PREP-RI, offers seven learning modules...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 6, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News, Uncategorized
Blue & You explores the intersection of climate risk, infrastructure, and opportunity along our working waterfronts. WATERSON TERMINAL SERVICES,LLC, the operating company of ProvPort | COURTESY PROVPORT INC. | PBN News Rhode Island’s ports have long been engines...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 8, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Blue & You discussion series continues later this summer, fall Temporary structures in Misquamicut post Sandy are designed to be movable in the event of a storm. Photo by Meredith Haas Rhode Island’s blue economy—based on its ocean and water resources—is valued at...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 3, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News, Research, Uncategorized
Simulation shows wave energy dissipated and up to 70% less erosion at Crescent Beach L-R Stephan Grilli, Eliza Berry, Judy Gray of the Block Island Coastal Resilience Committee, and Annette Grilli tour island areas facing erosion issues earlier this year. Block...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 23, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News, Research, Sustainable Seafood, Uncategorized
New research highlights Vibrio risks in coastal seaweed habitats Opportunistic macroalgae like sea lettuce (Ulva) are increasingly common in coastal ecosystems. New research in Narragansett Bay found that these fast-growing species may harbor higher concentrations of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 2, 2025 | Capstone, News, Students, Uncategorized
Bright green dune grass springs up around a wooden boardwalk, while a “complete street” design along elevated Beavertail Road features a shared bike path, bringing pedestrians and cyclists safely to Mackerel Cove Beach in Jamestown. These were just some of the...
