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Researchers in the field measuring mussel size and monitoring for parasites in Narragansett Bay.

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#Science serving Rhode Island’s coasts. ⚓️ A partnership with @noaa and @universityofri

Attention grad students! If you’re interested

Attention grad students!

If you’re interested in ocean, coastal, or Great Lake resources and in national policy, consider applying for the 2022 John A. Knauss Fellowship.

This program is sponsored by @seagrant_noaa and places qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government in Washington D.C. for a one year paid fellowship.

Past fellows have continued on with successful careers in government, academia, consulting, private industry, and nonprofits.

Send your application to @rhodeislandseagrant by Friday, February 19, 2021.

#knaussfellowship #marinepolicy #oceanpolicy #coastalpolicy #sciencepolicy #seagrantfellow #fellowship

Can we turn the tide on the problem of plastics?

Can we turn the tide on the problem of plastics?

Last summer, a disturbing amount of plastic was found by scientists in Arctic ice cores along the Northwest passage.

“It was a punch to the stomach,” said @uri.gso professor @briceloose who was a part of the 18-day expedition.

The problem is plastics don’t degrade, breaking down into ever finer pieces that become virtually impossible to recover - leaving them to alter coastal and ocean ecosystems in ways we have yet to understand.

Roughly 9 billion tons of plastic has been created since WWII, and production isn’t expected to go down.

“If scientists are correct, there will be more plastic in the ocean that fish by 2050,” said @rhodeislandseagrant Director Dennis Nixon.

Read more @universityofri magazine or visit us to learn about ongoing research at URI or by Rhode Island Sea Grant. We are currently funding projects to better understand how and if microplastics act as vectors for disease and pollution that could be harmful for oysters and other filter feeding organisms.

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1. @universityofri students collecting microplastics via a filtration pump in Narragansett Bay for @rhodeislandseagrant funded project.

2. @rhodeislandseagrant Dennis Nixon collecting trash on his kayak commute to campus across the bay’s west passage.

3.) New issue of @universityofri magazine

#marineplastic #microplastics #science #inthefield #protectouroceans

November is Native American Heritage Month, and we

November is Native American Heritage Month, and we wanted to highlight one aspect of the rich history of the Narragansett Tribe — the sacred token of gratitude, wampum.

Wampum are tubular purple and white beads made from quahog shells.

Allen Hazard, owner of @thepurpleshellgifts in Charlestown, is one of only three artisans in the world that make wampum and is featured shares how precious wampum is in Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History, available from Rhode Island Sea Grant.

📸 @acacia.johnson

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #narragansett #oceanstatehistory #wampum

We’ve just added 2 new public sites to our shore

We’ve just added 2 new public sites to our shoreline access web app. Check them out and over 300+ public access points to Rhode Island’s shoreline!

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We want to thank all of the residents and visitors for helping us keep the web app updated on public access points to the shore with news of road and parking conditions, amenities, updated pictures.

Stay in touch via rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com

#shorelineri #shorelineaccesss #publicaccess #rhodycoast #rhodeislandcoast

Join @hopesharvestri & @tomaquagmuseum from Oct.27

Join @hopesharvestri & @tomaquagmuseum from Oct.27-29 for a screening of the @nytimes Critic’s Pick, “Gather”, followed by a panel discussion with Lorén Spears and other local indigenous educators and leaders to discuss the film and associated topics of food sovereignty and cultural identity.

To register, visit Hope’s Harvest Facebook or calendar on Eventbrite.

#nativeamericanhistory #nationalseafoodmonth #foodsovereignty

Scientists departed on a 5-day research expedition

Scientists departed on a 5-day research expedition from Narragansett aboard the R/V Endeavor to investigate effects of a marine heat wave off southern New England.

Waters off the continental shelf have been 2-5 degrees warmer than usual since July, so scientists are looking to see whether that has implications for local fisheries.

“We think these heat waves will happen more frequently in the future, so it’s important to understand how the ecosystem responds to them,” said researcher Tatiana Rynearson @uri.gso in URI Today @universityofri

The team is also interested in whether this heat wave provides insight on general warming trends and a better understanding of of the marine food web.
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Story @tbmcleish
📸 @be.ocean.minded
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Researchers from @uri.gso @whoi.ocean @wellesleycollege @umassd @noaa

#inthefield #oceanography #oceanscience #science #climate

The European green crab was first introduced to No

The European green crab was first introduced to North American in the early 1800s via shipping. These small, but highly aggressive crabs have a voracious appetites, decimating native New England marshes.

In Venice, Italy, green crabs are an artisanal food, fried and eaten whole. Now, Americans are coming up with ways to create delicious meals and protecting native marshes.

Recipe: @greencraborg @ourwickedfish

#nationalseafoodmonth #eattheinvaders #OceanStateHistory #seafoodiesne #eatlocal #localseafood #greencrab

The common periwinkle is an invasive species to Rh

The common periwinkle is an invasive species to Rhode Island, believed to have arrived on the large ballast rocks used by British ships in the 1860s.

They are tiny marine snails related to whelks and limpets.

Thousands of tons of periwinkles were shipped back to London to sell in “winkle shops” in the 19th century where they were enjoyed with vinegar and a hot cup of tea.

Today, periwinkles are still enjoyed in British seaside resorts, but we’ve come up with a few tasty ways to enjoy them stateside.

Thanks to @eating_with_the_ecosystem cookbook, Simmering the Sea, you can find how to steam periwinkles or how to add them to your other favorite seafood dishes.

#OceanStateHistory #EattheInvaders #NationalSeafoodMonth #periwinkles #seafoodiesne

Happy #NationalLobsterDay While you can still pi

Happy #NationalLobsterDay

While you can still pick up fresh lobster in Rhode Island, the industry for southern New England has been hit hard by warming ocean temperatures with severe population decreases in Narragansett Bay and are now predominantly in the Gulf of Maine and cooler offshore waters.

“I used to target strictly lobsters for decades,” said Al Eagles, a Newport-based lobsterman. “Now, I’m branching out and doing crabs and finfishing.”

Lobstermen, like Eagles, are now part of an American Lobster Initiative through a regional Sea Grant effort to better study and understand the ever evolving environmental conditions to improve both regional and local management. (More information on the American Lobster Initiative via @maineseagrant @university.of.maine )

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1.) Al Eagles, Newport lobsterman. credit @dvine9
2.) Galilee direct lobster sales. credit @universa1
3.) Galilee lobster boats. Credit @monicaallardcox

Find more information about changes in Rhode Island fishing at 41nmagazine.org

#newenglandlobster #seafoodiesne #riseafood #americanlobsterinitiative #lobster #climatechange #migratingnorth

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