by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 1, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
Three marinas – Watch Hill Boat Yard, Newport Yacht Club, and SafeHarbor Wickford Cove – were recently certified as Clean Marinas under Rhode Island’s Clean Marina Program, adopted by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) in 2007. This effort...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 20, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
By Cynthia Drummond | Courtesy of ecoRI Rhode Island has hundreds of public shoreline access points, but for many people getting to them is a challenge. “Shoreline Access for All: Environmental Justice along the Coast,” a June 30 webinar, the second in a series...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 9, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
Coastal communities in the Ocean State will be faced with difficult choices in the not-so-distant future as the encroachment of the sea and more powerful storms increase flooding in low-lying areas. One of those difficult choices is deciding what to do with vulnerable...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Research
A recent study by Sea Grant-funded researchers from Boston University supports the notion that oyster reef restoration and aquaculture efforts may be an important method for removing nutrients that can over-fertilize coastal waters. The study, published in the July...
