Ocean Samp

EVALUATION

• First Biennial Assessment of the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan, November 2013

FUTURE RESEARCH

• Future Research Agenda
• Overview of the Proposed Future Research Agenda

OCEAN SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN VOLUME 1

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• Cover
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Ecology of the SAMP Region
• Chapter 3. Global Climate Change
• Chapter 4. Cultural and Historical Resources
• Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries
• Chapter 6. Recreation and Tourism
• Chapter 7. Marine Transportation, Navigation, and Infrastructure
• Chapter 8. Renewable Energy and Other Offshore Development
• Chapter 9. Other Future Uses
• Chapter 10. Existing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies
• Chapter 11. The Policies of the Ocean SAMP

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OCEAN SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN VOLUME 2

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• 1. The Planning and Policy Context by Kenneth Payne
• 2. Characterizing the Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters Off Rhode Island, Part 1: Literature Review, Available Observations, and A Representative Model Simulation by Daniel L. Codiga and David S. Ullman
• 3. Characterizing the Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters Off Rhode Island, Part 2: New Observations of Water Properties, Currents, and Waves by David S. Ullman and Daniel L. Codiga
• 4. Benthic Habitat Distribution and Subsurface Geology in Selected Sites from the Rhode Island
  Ocean Special Area Management Study Area by Monique LaFrance, Emily Shumchenia, John King, Robert Pockalny, Bryan Oakley, Sheldon Pratt, Jon Boothroyd
• 5. Investigations into Block Island's Submerged Cultural Sites and Landscapes for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2010 by Rod Mather and John Jensen
• 6.High Resolution Modeling of Meteorological, Hydrodynamic, Wave and Sediment processes in the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP study area by Stephan Grilli and Jeffrey Harris, et al.
• 7. Typical Meteorological Conditions and Occurrence of Disturbances in Support of the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP by John Merrill
• 8. Analysis of Extreme Wave Climates in Rhode Island Waters South of Block Island by T.G. Asher, Annette Grilli, Stephan Grilli, and Malcolm L. Spaulding
• 9. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Surface Chlorophyll, Primary Production, and Benthic Metabolism in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds by Scott Nixon, Stephen Granger, Candace Oviatt, Lindsey Fields, Jeff Mercer
• 10. Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Nearby Waters: An Analysis of Existing Data for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan by Robert D. Kenney and Kathleen J. Vigness-Raposa
• 11. The Spatial Distribution, Abundance, and Flight Ecology of Birds in Nearshore and Offshore Waters of Rhode Island by Peter W.C. Paton, Scott R. McWilliams, Kristopher J. Winiarski and Carol L. Trocki
• 12. Acoustic Noise, and Electromagnetic Study in Support of the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP by James Miller, Gopu R. Potty, Kathleen Vigness-Raposa, David Casagrande, Lisa A. Miller, Jeffrey Nystuen, and Peter M. Scheifele
• 13. Baseline Characterization: Data sources, methods, and results (Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Appendix A) by Erin Bohaboy, Anna Malek, and Jeremy Collie
• 14. Fisheries Ecology and Benthic Habitat in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2010 by Anna Malek, Jeremy Collie, Monique LaFrance and John King
• 15. Fisheries Activity Maps: Methods and Data Sources (Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Appendix B) by Tiffany Smythe, Sarah Smith, and Dave Beutel
• 16. Application of Technology Development Index and Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Methods to Ocean Renewable Energy Facility Siting by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Annette Grilli, Christopher Damon, and Grover Fugate
• 17. High Resolution Application of the Technology Development Index (TDI) in State Waters South of Block Island by Annette Grilli, Malcolm L. Spaulding, Christopher Damon, and Ravi Sharma
• 18. Development of a Technology Type Factor for Jacket Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines in Rhode Island by M.S. Ravi Sharma, Jonas Hensel, Christopher D.P. Baxter, and Sau-Lon James Hu
• 19. Wind Resource Assessment in the Vicinity of a Small, Low Relief Coastal Island by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Ravi Sharma, Annette Grilli, Marty Bell, Alex Crosby, and Lauren Decker
• 20. Evaluation of Wind Statistics and Energy Resources in Southern RI Coastal Waters by Annette Grilli, Malcolm L. Spaulding, Alex Crosby, and Ravi Sharma
• 21. Meteorological Model based Wind Resource Assessment in the Vicinity of Block Island by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Marty Bell, Jay Titlow, Annette Grilli, Ravi Sharma, Lauren Decker and Daniel Mendelsohn
• 22. Report of the Ocean Special Area Management Plan Stakeholder Process to the Rhode Island
  Coastal Resources Management Council by Kenneth Payne
• 23. Ecological and Service Valuation, a Principal Component and Cluster Analysis Approach: An Ecological and Service Typology in the Ocean SAMP Area by Annette R. Grilli and Tania Lado
• 24. The Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment: Implications for the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP region. The Nature Conservancy, Rhode Island Chapter, Providence, RI. by Kevin Ruddock
• 25. Enhanced Ocean Landscape and Ecologial Value Characterization for the Rhode Island Ocean Spreical Area Management Plan Study Area Using Habitat Typology and Habitat Template Approaches by Emily J. Shumchenia and Annette Grilli.
• 26. Studies Investigating the Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Marine Birds in Nearshore and Offshore Waters of Rhode Island by Kristopher Kiniarski, Peter Paton, Scott McWilliams, and David Miller.
• 27. Ocean Special Area Management Plan Science Research Agenda by Monique LaFrance and Michelle Carnevale.
• 28. Ecological Value Map (EVM) for the Rhode Island Spreical Area Management Plan - May 2011 Update by Deborah French McCay, Melanie Schroeder, Eileen Graham, Danielle Reich, and Jill Rowe.

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FACTSHEETS

• Ocean SAMP overview
• Ocean SAMP factsheet
• Regulatory factsheet  

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RESEARCH DOCUMENTS

• BuoyBased Oceanographic and Meteorological Observations: Block Island and Deep Water Sites
• Rhode Island CRMC Ocean Special Area Management Plan Research Projects Overview
• Application of Technology Development Index and Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Methods to Ocean Renewable Energy Facility Siting
• Draft Technical Report - Version 2. Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Nearby Waters: An Analysis of Existing Data for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan. The file is large. Please contact Amber Neville at amber@crc.uri.edu if you have any problems downloading.
• Endeavor embarks on Ocean SAMP research
  

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PRESENTATIONS

Overview Presentations

• Marine Spatial Planning For Ocean Resources. Presented by Grover Fugate, September 2009.
• Ocean SAMP: General Overview. This presentation describes CRMC, its authority, what SAMPs are, who is developing the Ocean SAMP, and what it is designed to accomplish.
• Ocean SAMP: Block Island Public Meeting Presentation. This presentation provides an overview of the Ocean SAMP project and was presented on September 21, 2009 at the Block Island Town Hall in a public meeting.

Research Presentations

• Addressing Climate Change with the Ocean SAMP. This presentation addresses climate change concerns for Rhode Island, impacts and issues, and the role of the SAMP to address climate change. Presented by Pamela Rubinoff at the December 2, 2008 Stakeholder meeting.
• A Short Geological History of Block Island and Rhode Island Sounds. Presented by Jon Boothroyd at the January 6, 2008 Stakeholder meeting
• Rhode Island Ocean SAMP: Fall 2008 Endeavor Cruise Results and Proposed Future Work. This presentation covers the research effort to develop and analyze an inventory of ocean floor sediments within the Ocean SAMP boundary.
• Preliminary Screening Analysis for Ocean SAMP. Presented by Malcolm Spaulding at the February 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• RI Wind Farm Siting Study Acoustic Noise and Electromagnetic Effects. Presented by James Miller at the April 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Nearby Waters presented by Dr. Robert Kenney at the June 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Assessing Rhode Island Sound’s Nearshore and Offshore Avian Resource Prior to Potential Alternative Energy Development presented by Dr. Peter Paton at the October 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Environmental assessment of offshore wind power generation near Rhode Island: Acoustic and electromagnetic effects on marine animals presented by James Miller to the Acoustical Society of America Meeting
  San Antonio, TX 26-30 October 2009.
• Characterizing the Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters Off Rhode Island presented by Dan Codiga at the January 2010 stakeholder meeting
• Ocean SAMP:Submerged Historic Sites in the Vicinity of Block Islandpresented by Rod Mather at the January 2010 stakeholder meeting
• Air Quality Factors in the Ocean Special Area Management Plan area presented by John Merrill at the February 2010 stakeholder meeting
• Effects of offshore Wind Farms on Marine Mammals and Fish – The European Experience presented by Andrew Gill and Frank Thomsen

SAMP Document Presentations

• The Ocean SAMP Introduction Chapter. Presented by Grover Fugate and Jennifer McCann at the November 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Recreation and Tourism Chapter. Presented by Tiffany Smythe and Michelle Armsby at the November 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Marine Transportation, Navigation, and Infrastructure Chapter. Presented by Michelle Armsby at the December 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Renewable Energy Chapter. Presented by Michelle Armsby at the March 2010 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Ecology Chapter. Presented by Alan Desbonnet at the March 2010 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Climate Change Chapter. Presented by Jim Tobey at the April 2010 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Future Uses Chapter. Presented by Barry Costa-Pierce at the April 2010 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Fisheries Uses Chapter presented by Dave Beutel, Tiffany Smythe, and Sarah Smith at the May 2010 stakholder meeting

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NEWS

	7/22/2011	NOAA News: NOAA approves Rhode Island plan for offshore energy development, job creation and ocean stewardship
	6/6/2011	Providence Business News: SAMP draws planners to Rhode Island
	11/1/10	ecoRI: URI Scientists Process a Sea of Data
	10/23/10	ecoRI: R.I. Innovates Marine Management with Special Plan
	10/20/10	Providence Jounal: RI coastal agency OKs plan for siting wind turbines
	9/24/10	Vineyard Gazette: Wind Development Crosses State Lines
	9/22/10	Martha's Vineyard Times Online: Massachusetts looks westward toward Rhode Island and federal waters for wind plans
	9/10/10	Cape Cod Times: R.I., Massachusetts to discuss offshore energy
	6/21/10	Providence Jounal: CRMC’s Fugate honored by U.S. oversight agency
	5/9/10	Providence Jounal: R.I. Environmental Journal: R.I. waters part of climate study
	3/11/10	Jamestown Press: Survey Looks At Effects of Wind Turbines On Bird Populations
	2/23/2010	Providence Journal: Tricia Jedele: Obama's opportunity to coordinate ocean policy has arrived
	2/20/2010	Providence Journal: R.I. draws federal wind power spotlight
	2/1/2010	Providence Business News: Mass., R.I. approaches to ocean management differ
	1/20/2010	Providence Journal: Protection urged for R.I. coastal activities
	11/9/2009	Providence Business News: Wind turbines' tourism impact explored
	10/28/2009	Providence Business News: Two year SAMP project reaches halfway point
	9/7/2009	Providence Journal: Ships begin mapping of RI coastal waters
	8/17/2009	Providence Business News: Samp weaves a complex web for development
	3/12/2009	Providence Business News: U.S. boosts Ocean SAMP budget to $3.9M
	1/7/2009	Providence Journal: Michael M. Tikoian/Grover J. Fugate: Mapping Rhode Island's oceanic waters
	10/22/2009	Providence Business News: SAMP stakeholders to meet Oct. 29.
	10/20/2009	RI Sea Gran News: Ocean SAMP project creates stakeholder group, invites public to meetings.
	10/1/2008	NOAA Coastal Management News: Rhode Island Begins Work on Innovative Plan for State Waters.
	9/23/2008	Providence Journal: R.I. sets course to map its waters for wind farms
	7/24/2008	Providence Journal: Mapping the ocean: SAMP will target areas for renewable energy projects
	7/21/2008	Providence Business News: R.I. Moving forward with ocean-zoning plan

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS

• Leading the Way Forward. Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan: A National Model for the Future - YEAR ONE
• Ocean SAMP Proposal
• Applied Science Associates Sole Source
• Organizational chart and committee list
• Goals & Principles
• Public review process for the Ocean SAMP
• Ocean SAMP Chapter Timeline for Review Process
• The Ocean SAMP Federal Adoption Process

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FISHERIES DOCUMENTS

• Fisheries Mitigation Options Report
• Fisheries Process and Timeline (Revised 2/24/2010)
• Commercial Fisheries Issues and Opportunities
• Recreational Fisheries Issues and Opportunities
• Guide to the Cape Wind EIS: Excerpts of Interest to Fishermen
• Ocean SAMP Fisheries Usage Maps. Presented by Dave Beutel at the March 2009 stakeholder meeting (Revised 10/1/2009)

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STAKEHOLDER MEETING MATERIAL

List of Stakeholders

DOWNLOAD 2009-2010 OCEAN SAMP STAKEHOLDER MEETING DATES

As SAMP materials are produced, they will be posted here for downloading. If you have any questions or to receive updates via e-mail, please contact Jennifer McCann at (401) 874-6127 or mccann@gso.uri.edu