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Scientific Publications
Rhode Island Sea Grant has funded scientific research relevant to Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound in service of residents who conserve, enjoy, and make their livelihoods on coastal and marine resources.
The funded projects advance scientific knowledge through the publication of peer-reviewed journal articles.
Publications prior to 2016 can be accessed through the National Sea Grant Library.
Most Recent
Emerging harmful algal blooms caused by distinct seasonal assemblages of a toxic diatom
Limnology and Oceanography | October 2022
Do views of offshore wind energy detract? A hedonic price analysis of the Block Island wind farm in Rhode Island
Energy Policy | August 2022
A Decade of Time Series Sampling Reveals Thermal Variation and Shifts in Pseudo-nitzschia Species Composition That Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms in an Eastern US Estuary
Frontiers in Marine Science | July 2022
Detecting population regulation of winter flounder from noisy data
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | July 2022
Negligible greenhouse gas release from sediments in 0yster habitats
Environmental Science & Technology | October 2021
Coastal silicon cycling amplified by oyster aquaculture
Marine Ecology Progress Series | September 2021
A review of how we assess denitrification in oyster habitats and proposed guidelines for future studies
Limnology and Oceanography | August 2021
The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution
Science of the Total Environment | June 2021
An optimistic with reservations: The impacts of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the recreational fishing experience
Marine Policy | May 2021
Meta-analysis of oyster impacts on coastal biogeochemistry
Nature Sustainability | November 2020
Seaonsal patterns of benthic-pelagic coupling in oyster habitats
Marine Ecology Progress Series | October 2020
Estimating dredge catch efficiencies for the Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) population of Narragansett Bay
Journal of Shellfish Research | August 2020
Sea Grant Publications
The NOAA Sea Grant Collection is the digital library and official archive for NOAA’s Sea Grant documents from over 30 programs and projects across the United States and Territories.
This collection includes a wide variety of subjects including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, aquatic nuisance species, coastal hazards, seafood safety, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation, and law.
41˚N: Rhode Island's Ocean and Coastal Magazine
Our biennual publication in partnership with the Coastal Institute at the University of Rhode Island explores ocean and coastal issues impacting the Ocean State.
Read online or contact us to sign up for your free subscription today!
Books & Guides
Discovering the Rhode Island Shore
This free web app provides information to over 340 public access points along Rhode Island’s coast
Rhode Island Coastal Property Guide
What coastal property owners, renters, builders, and buyers should know about the Rhode Island shoreline.
Web | PDF
Ocean Special Area Management Plan Practitioner’s Guide
This guide describes Rhode Island’s experience in developing the Ocean Special Area Management Plan, examining the planning process and highlighting successful strategies for marine spatial planning.
Web | PDF
Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History
This book delves into the history of Rhode Island’s iconic oysters, quahogs, and all the well-known and lesser-known species in between.
This book may be picked up free from the Rhode Island Sea Grant office, or ordered for $7 shipping and handling (see order form below). To arrange pick up, contact Marianne Prior at mariannep@uri.edu.
For more informatiton, visitt: https://www.shellfishri.com/ecohistory/
A Guide to Rhode Island’s Natural Places
This guide offers descriptions of over 160 sites and accurate directions to each site. It includes information on interesting plants, animals, and habitats to be found in your travels.
P1372 | $15.00 plus $3 shipping and handling* For bulk order pricing and shipping charges for 3 or more copies, please contact us at (401) 874-6805.
Guide to Sharks, Tunas & Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico
This publication is a visual guide to 44 highly migratory species with descriptions on physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, diagnostic and field photographs, as well as side-by-side comparisons. Includes information about reducing the risk of a shark attack.
Listed up to $800 on Amazon. Purchase from us for only $25 each plus $3 each for U.S. shipping and handling. Please include $10 for overseas shipping.
Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century
This book focuses on nutrient enrichment in Narragansett Bay and contains 19 chapters that review the geological and ecological landscape of the Bay, nutrient inputs, circulation dynamics, climate change, and an “eco-functional approach” for ecosystem-based management. The intent of this information is to provide a baseline of understanding the driving factors in ecosystem health of Narragansett Bay and how those might change with reduced nutrient input.
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