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Municipal Parking and Public Shoreline Access
Availability of parking near public rights-of-way to the shoreline is key to allowing meaningful access, but it’s also controversial.
Researchers Look at Direct Sales of Lobster
Research seeks to understand how–and if–direct sales helped local lobstermen in the COVID-19 pandemic. Two social scientists talked about their process in a recent webinar.
Webinar series: Climate Change Effects on Recreational Fishing and Boating
Climate Change Effects on Recreational Fishing and Boating: Opportunities and Actions is a two-part webinar series that engaged Northeast...
Rhode Island Sea Grant Invests Over $2 million in Research on Harmful Algal Blooms, Rust Tides, and Multi-use of Marine Resources
Sea Grant-funded research to address environmental conditions that trigger blooms and rust tides, and multiple-use challenges of marine resources in Rhode Island.
“Infinity Fish”: Preserving Ocean Resources for Future Generations
Economist Rashid Sumaila discusses how placing a dollar value on things associated with a resource—like cultural and social values, employment, health, and the environment—can motivate communities to make choices that preserve those resources.
Native American Heritage Month
Rhode Island’s coastal and marine areas are a part of the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett, Nipmuc, Wampanoag, and Niantic nations. Indigenous peoples from many nations continue to live, study, and work in what we call Rhode Island today.
Indigenous Values to Restore Coastal Areas
Dr. Kelsey Leonard of the Shinnecock nation discusses how climate adaptation frameworks need to include indigenous values.
Preserving Access to the Shore
Coveted spaces along Rhode Island’s coastline raise tensions about access to public right-of-ways to the shore.
Climate Resilience Through Community in New England
Panelists at the third lecture of the University of Rhode Island’s Honors Colloquium discussed how collective problem-solving at the community level can help empower individuals and lead to real climate resilience.