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East Providence High School Team Wins 2025 RI High School Seafood Cook-Off
East Providence High wins 2025 RI Seafood Cook-Off with scup dish; winning recipe to be featured at Hemenway’s Restaurant in Providence.
URI Landscape Architecture Seniors Present Emerging Design Visions for Mackerel Cove Beach
LAR 445 students present their site assessments and preliminary designs for preserving Jamestown’s Mackerel Cove Beach.
Managing “Managed Retreat”
Moving structures and community members out of flood-prone areas can improve safety and reduce flood impacts, but it can be complicated and stressful. A recent workshop sought to answer questions and provide best practices.
Legal Research Offers Better Option for Shellfish Management in Massachusetts
Some Massachusetts emergency shellfish harvest closures could be overly strict; other management tools could protect consumers while avoiding harm to industry, Marine Affairs Institute/Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program research finds
Seeking Public Comments for Rhode Island Sea Grant Program Review
The public is invited to share feedback on Rhode Island Sea Grant to complement a comprehensive review.
URI Landscape Architecture Students to Design Solutions to Protect Jamestown Beach, Access Road from Sea Level Rise
URI Landscape Architecture senior students are tasked with designing plans to help preserve both Mackerel Cove and the adjacent road from sea level rise.
Rhode Island Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship for Undergraduates
Now accepting applications from URI students for the Community Engaged Internship opportunity this summer.
Sea Urchin Farming New England’s Next Aquaculture Frontier
Growing sea urchins and integration into other aquaculture operations, such as oysters, present an opportunity to meet growing consumer demand while fostering environmental sustainability.
MyCoast RI Volunteers Double Efforts to Capture Flooding
MyCoast grew significantly in 2024 with more reports uploaded, new partnerships, and now the option to upload short videos to show the impacts of flooding.