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WEBINAR: Rhode Island’s Unique Commercial Shellfishing Industry

Thursday, May 3, 2018
2:00 – 3:00 pm
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Shellfishermen and science come together! Join Michael McGiveney, commercial quahogger and President of the RI Shellfishermen’s Association, and Conor McManus, Ph.D., shellfish biologist (Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management) for a webinar about the commercial shellfishing industry. Rhode Island supports a robust shellfishing industry — human, not machine, power is used to harvest over 28 million clams a year (2016). Learn about the unique ways in which the industry and state have partnered for years on research projects, clam population enhancement efforts that benefit recreational harvest, industry education and training innovations, and quahog stock assessments.

The webinar is a program of the Rhode Island Shellfish Initiative. The Initiative “honors the legacy and vital role shellfish play in supporting our environment, families, traditions, and economy. Through a partnership of government, business, academia, and community, the Initiative strengthens our state’s shellfish management practices and promotes growth and innovation within our local seafood industry.

WEBINAR: Shellfish and the Environment: Restoration Efforts in Rhode Island-April 25th at 1pm

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

1:00 -2:00 pm
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Shellfish have a job to do! Learn about the important ecological services shellfish naturally provide to our environment and the ways in which the state is restoring shellfish and enhancing habitat for fish, in partnership and collaboration with a host of public, private, and community partners. Join Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Marine Biologist Eric Schneider and The Nature Conservancy Coastal Restoration Scientist William Helt for a discussion describing the role of shellfish in the Rhode Island ecosystem and specific efforts underway in Narragansett Bay and the Rhode Island Salt Ponds to restore shellfish and enhance habitat for fish.

The webinar is a program of the Rhode Island Shellfish Initiative. The Initiative “honors the legacy and vital role shellfish play in supporting our environment, families, traditions, and economy. Through a partnership of government, business, academia, and community, the Initiative strengthens our state’s shellfish management practices and promotes growth and innovation within our local seafood industry.

DEM Promotes Growth of Green Economy with Latest Grant Awards

Shared on behalf of RI DEM

“Nearly $400,000 to be invested in small businesses to foster innovation and growth of local food and agriculture.”

“As part of its efforts to expand the green economy in Rhode Island and support working families, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the availability of $380,000 in grant funding to local small businesses under the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) and Farm Viability programs. The grants are designed to increase the competitiveness of Rhode Island products in the marketplace and help local farmers and food partners grow their businesses.”

See the DEM Promotes Growth of Green Economy with Latest Grant Award new release.

Visit www.dem.ri.gov for more information about DEM.

For grant opportunities visit RI DEM.

RI DEM Public Notice Concerning Proposed Regulatory Changes

“The RI DEM proposes amendments to the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations (RIMFR) and gives notice of intent to hold a workshop and public hearing to afford interested parties the opportunity for public comment.”

The public hearing will be at 6:00PM on September, 21, 2025 at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, in the Hazard Room, with a workshop to to be held before the public hearing at 4:30PM.

To view and learn more on the proposals click here.

Conditional Shellfish Areas in Upper Narragansett Bay to re-open three and one-half days early as a result of acceptable post-storm monitoring data

Shared on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

According to RI DEM Conditional Area’s A and B and the Conimicut Triangle in Upper Narragansett Bay.  The areas were closed on August 4th as a result of “rainfall and a bypass that occurred at the Narragansett Bay Commission’s (NBC) Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility.”  The area was re-opened on Saturday, August 8th at sunrise, Greenwich Bay, Mt. Hope Bay and Kickemuit River will re-open at noon on August 11, 2015.

Go to RI DEM to view the press release or go the the RI DEM Shellfish page shows where shellfishing is allowed in Narragansett Bay.

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