Marine Spatial Planning Short Film Series

In Rhode Island and beyond, coastal communities are working on plans to manage the ocean's resources to generate new industries, support job creation, and provide food and services to an ever-increasing population. This four-part series explores this effort with ocean practitioners from around the world and provides an overview of economic, offshore renewable energy, fisheries, and the environmental issues related to ocean planning.

Part 1. America's Ocean Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

Part 2. Advancing the Ocean Economy: Renewable Energy

Part 3. Ocean Planning: Enhancing and Protecting out Fisheries

Part 4. Protecting Our Oceans Through Marine Spatial Planning

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Audio Series

In conjunction with the Ocean Special Area Management Plan progress, the Ocean SAMP team is creating a series of podcasts to help further inform people interested in this ambitious ecosystem-based ocean planning effort. In these brief interview segments -- each focused on one of the chapters that will comprise the final, comprehensive report -- the authors of the chapters answer questions which the team hopes will address the specific issues that most concern the public, in a manner that is readily understandable. Please give us any feedback you have, as the desire of the Ocean SAMP team is to be as clear and concise as possible, given the complexity of the overall project, and to serve the public's interests first and foremost. Thank you.

• Tiffany Smythe of the URI Coastal Resources Center / Rhode Island Sea Grant discusses the Recreation & Tourism Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Alan Desbonnet of RI Sea Grant discusses the Ecology Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Dave Beutel of the RI Coastal Resources Management Council discusses the Fisheries Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Michelle Armsby of the URI Coastal Resources Center discusses the Renewable Energy Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Tiffany Smythe URI Coastal Resources Center / Rhode Island Sea Grant discusses the Marine Transportation Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Dawn Kotowicz of the URI Coastal Resources Center discusses the Global Climate Change Chapter of the Ocean SAMP
• Deb Ruggiero interivews Jennifer McCann on the Amazing Women show:
  URI scientists have spent several years developing standards to measure the effects of a wind farm off the coast. JENNIFER MCCANN, a URI researcher, is leading the project for the US Coastal Program to develop procedures for federal ocean planning and future wind farms off our coast.

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