Honoring the economic and cultural value of Rhode Island's shellfish
Check out the article Aquaculture and Recreation Vie for Salt Pond Use from ecoRI. This article looks at how Salt Pond provides a mixed use for recreational and aquaculture purposes. In addition, this article touches upon the work that Tracey Dalton is doing in conjunction with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resource Management Council’s (CRMC) regulations on aquaculture.
To read the full article click here.
Monday, May 9, 3-5 PM at the Chariho Area Career and Technical Center
459 Switch Road Wood River Junction, RI
Shared on behalf of RI Sea Grant:
“Save the date for this second annual Rhode Island Seafood Cook-off for high school culinary students, hosted at Chariho Area Career and Technical Center.
Student teams from the Chariho Area Career & Technical Center, the Warwick Area Career & Technical Center, the Cranston Career & Technical Center, and William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School will be serving up their own original recipes for local mussels. The audience will vote for their favorite preparation, and the winning team will have their recipe featured at Trio restaurant in Narragansett, RI. They will also win their choice of lunch or dinner at 22Bowen’s restaurant, courtesy of Chef Casey Riley and the Newport Restaurant Group, and other prizes.
Robert Rheault, executive director of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, will speak to the audience about the economic importance and environmental benefits of shellfish aquaculture, including farm-raised mussels, for Rhode Island.
The mussels for this event are donated by American Mussel Harvesters of North Kingstown, RI.
The event is free to attend, but RSVPs are required. Please call Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6805 or email rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com.
Sponsors of the 2016 Rhode Island Seafood Cook-off are the Chariho Area Career & Technical Center, Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, and the URI Graduate School of Oceanography.
PHOTO BY MATTHEW STAVRO“
Presented by Dennis Esposito, Adjunct Professor at the Marine Affairs Institute, and Director, Environmental and Land-Use Clinical Externship Program, Roger Williams University School of Law.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Cross Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI
The shellfish farming industry is growing in Rhode Island, and with it arises questions regarding the rights and responsibilities of property owners along the salt ponds, and of their neighboring aquaculture operations. This talk invites attendees to ask questions of a seasoned legal professional and to participate in a thoughtful group discussion on the shellfish farming industry in the community context.
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Azure Cygler, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant extensions specialist, at azure@crc.uri.edu.
This talk is the third in a series of educational presentations about Rhode Island’s salt ponds and their uses, especially shellfish farming. Join us and hear from experts, tour a working shellfish farm, visit a shellfish nursery, and talk to community members, policy-makers, and researchers. To see other upcoming events, go to www.rismp.org.
This series is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, in collaboration with Roger Williams University and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, supported by a grant from the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program.
Join us for this joint presentation by Pam Lyons of the Charlestown Historical Society, Sarah Schumann, author of Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History, and Matt Behan of Behan Family Farms.
Monday, February 22, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kettle Pond Visitors Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI
Rhode Island’s salt ponds have a long, vibrant history. With a focus on Ninigret Pond, this talk will explore post-colonial pond life, feature historical maps and photographs, and examine critical contexts of a changing landscape and the growth of shellfish farming. Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Azure Cygler, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant extension specialist, at azure@crc.uri.edu.
This talk is the first in a series of educational presentations about Rhode Island’s salt ponds and their uses, especially shellfish farming. Join us and hear from experts, tour a working shellfish farm, visit a shellfish nursery, and talk to community members, policy-makers, and researchers. To see other upcoming events, go to www.rismp.org.
This series is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, in collaboration with Roger Williams University and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, supported by a grant from the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program.
The article in the Rhode Island Monthly reviews Sarah Schumann’s new book called Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History.
“The book provides an illustrated guide to Rhode Island’s shellfish population, tells the story of some of the state’s well-known fishing families, describes how pollution affected the shellfish population, details the different types of quahogging equipment and even delves into the debate over chowder.”
“Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage is available free at the Rhode Island Sea Grant office, in digital form online, or can be ordered for $7 in postage. The contact at Rhode Island Sea Grant is Tracy Kennedy at tkennedy@uri.edu or 401-874-6805.”
To view the whole article click here.