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URI Graduate Students Selected for Competitive NOAA Coastal Fellowships
Following an intense three-month application process, University of Rhode Island graduate students Alex Pouliot and Mallory Lentz have been awarded...
The Making of a Model
Harmful algal blooms, which can make shellfish unsafe to harvest, have thankfully been rare in Narragansett Bay. Rhode Island Sea Grant is...
With Marinas Filling Up, How Can RI Preserve Space for Working Boats?
Commercial Users’ Access to Rhode Island Marinas: A Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Research Summary The competition for marina slips...
Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Abbey Greene part of Award-Winning Offshore Wind Energy Outreach Team
Offshore wind energy is developing rapidly in the Northeast, and the Northeast Sea Grant programs have worked together to respond to public, private...
Sea Grant’s assistance in Naval Station Newport resilience project featured in Oceanography journal
Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA) is an important part of the Aquidneck Island community, but the three host municipalities had separate plans for...
National Sea Grant College Program special issue of Oceanography features Rhode Island Sea Grant
Oceanography has recently published a special issue on "Sea Grant: Science Serving America’s Coastlines and People." URI Coastal Resources...
Offshore Wind Developers Set Up Compensation Funds to Offset Harms to Fishers, Coastal Communities
Recent legal research examines the various compensation programs offered by offshore wind developers to communities in southern New England. As...
Drivers of Toxic Algal Blooms in Narragansett Bay
Recent research highlights influence of seasonal patterns in triggering neurotoxin production from phytoplankton species with implications for shellfish industry.
New research shows nitrogen reduction efforts having positive effects in Narragansett Bay
Sea Grant-funded researchers show recovery of benthic communities points to improved environmental conditions.