Tag: salt ponds

Public Meeting, June 29th: The State of Aquaculture in RI’s Salt Ponds

Thursday, June 29, 2017

5:00-7:00 pm

Kettle Pond Visitor’s Center
50 Bend Road
Charlestown, RI

The public is invited to attend an education program focused on the state of aquacultue in Rhode Island’s Salt Ponds.The program will feature experts who will provide different perspectives on this topic and will offer the community the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about aquaculture.

The event is part of the Rhode Island Shellfish Initiative which recognizes the economic and cultural value of shellfish and is an effort of Governor Gina Raimondo and a host of partners — state agencies, industry, academic and community partners focused on leveraging collaborative and creative opportunities to sustainably manage local shellfish stock, promote economic growth and jobs, and celebrate Rhode Island’s unique food cultures.

Please contact Jennifer McCann at (401) 874-6127 or mccann@crc.uri.edu with questions or comments.
Thank you, and your attendance is appreciated and welcomed.
Please RSVP

Directions to Kettle Pond Visitor Center

Riparian Privilege: Legal Aspects to Living Along the Shoreline

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.

RSVP for Chart Chats–Informing Rhode Island Use Maps Meeting on June 13th

Chart Chats: Informing ‘User Maps’ with Your Activities on the Water

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 5pm to 7pm
Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane. Warwick, RI 02889

Click here for Chart Chats Meeting Information in PDF format.

Please join team members of the Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) during the Warwick Public Library’s Second Annual Quahoggers Jamboree. The SMP team will have an informal display of user maps. These maps were created in coordination with stakeholders through a series of public meetings over the past several months with the goal of illustrating the many different uses of our bays and ponds to minimize user conflict. Here’s your chance to view these maps, suggest changes or additions, and guide the next phase of the effort.

WHEN: Thursday, June 13th, 5pm-7pm (Open house–please drop in at any time!)
WHERE: Warwick Public Library, Small Meeting Room
Please RSVP to smp@etal.uri.edu and include the meeting date.

This meeting coincides with Warwick’s Second Annual Quahoggers Jamboree. The Jamboree, which is also at the Warwick Public Library on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 will run from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. You must register online for this event at http://www.warwicklibrary.org/.

Some thoughts reflecting on World Aquaculture Society meeting

Hurricane Sandy had a major impact on some of the shellfishing industry in New Jersey and New York… possibly 4 out of 6 hatcheries were destroyed. Will this impact RI farms that rely on these hatcheries for seed? Any thoughts? In Long Island Sound, shifting sands have buried and killed off larger swaths of shellfish beds – Did any of this occur in the salt ponds in southern RI? We might want to think about including this in the SMP, addressing risks to industry from storms and increased severity of storms.