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Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries partner to invest $1 million to advance understanding of fishing community interactions with offshore wind development

The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, announces a research funding opportunity to improve understanding of fishing community interactions with offshore wind development in the Northeast U.S.

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January 11, 2024
Rhode Island's Shellfish Management Plan Video
Rhode Island

VIDEO: Rhode Island’s Shellfish Management Plan

Two years in the making, Rhode Island’s first comprehensive shellfish management plan was celebrated recently at the University of Rhode Island by the state agencies, project managers, researchers, stakeholders, and funders who made it happen.

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December 8, 2014
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model Maps
Climate

Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model Maps

Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model maps (SLAMM), will be available on the web in October for all 21 coastal communities. This is being adopted for “planning purposes” by the State Coastal Resources Management Council.

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December 5, 2014
North Kingstown Coastal Resilience Pilot
Climate and Hazard Adaptation

North Kingstown Coastal Resilience Pilot

A model document for incorporating coastal hazards and climate change into state mandated Local Comprehensive Planning, together with maps that assess vulnerability, and recommendations based on lessons learned from other places for the community to adapt to rising seas.

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December 5, 2014
Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan
Coastal Economy

Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan

To address challenges from a changing shoreline, the Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan (Beach SAMP) is focused on improving our understanding of how fast erosion is occurring and what areas and infrastructure are at risk of flooding during storms or from future sea level rise.

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December 5, 2014
Coastal Property Guide
Coastal Economy

Coastal Property Guide

The coastal property guide is a publication and web-based tool for property owners, navigating them through 10 key questions related to issues from coastal erosion and sea level rise, to buffers and septic systems.

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December 5, 2014
Rhode Island Salt Marsh
Climate

Tracking Salt Marshes: Impacts of Sea Level Rise

Over the past 200 years, Rhode Island has lost over 50 percent of its salt marshes due to coastal development, resulting in a loss of approximately 4,000 acres statewide. Rhode Island Sea Grant and partners are working to develop the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM). The model will be used to help identify the most vulnerable areas to target for protection and restoration.

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November 10, 2014

Will Septic Systems Fail to Protect Sensitive Ecosystems?

George Loomis, a soil scientist and director of the New England Onsite Wastewater Training Center at the University of Rhode Island, is part of a research team supported by Sea Grant that is looking at the current designs and parameters for septic systems against various climate change scenarios.

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August 28, 2013
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