Tag: stakeholder meetings

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

September 29th – Give Input on the RI Shellfish Management Plan

Join Us on September 29th to Give Input on the RI Shellfish Management Plan

Please join us for a public meeting to discuss the RI Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) on Monday, September 29th, 5pm-7pm in Corless Auditorium at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. At this meeting, we will announce the completed Shellfish Management Plan ready for public review, discuss SMP progress and actions over the last year, glimpse into each chapter, and discuss future steps in an open forum. We also will hear summer highlights from industry leaders and get inspired from Director Coit. Refreshments will be served prior to the event. All are welcome, but space is limited so please RSVP to smp@etal.uri.edu

To view the SMP chapters currently available for public review, please click here. 

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Thank you to our partners and sponsors: Rhode Island Foundation, Sharpe Family Foundation, Prospect Hill Foundation, van Beuren CharitableFoundation, Rhode Island Department of Environment Management, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, and Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program.

For more information about the SMP, please click here.

Reminder: SMP Stakeholder Meeting Wednesday, May 15th

May Stakeholder Meeting and Seminar Series Lecture

Please join us on Wednesday, May 15th from 5 – 7pm, in Corless Auditorium, URI-GSO Narragansett Bay Campus for the third RI Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) Stakeholder Meeting.

The purpose of the meeting will be to provide an update of the SMP, including the plan’s progress, on-going projects, and proposed next steps. In addition, we will host the 3rd Seminar in our SMP Seminar Series entitled: “Room Enough For Everyone? Addressing User Conflicts in Narragansett Bay and the Coastal Ponds.” Our panelists will speak about the myriad of marine activities and audiences present in the Bay and ponds, many of them competing for the same spaces. How do we balance uses, needs, and future growth? Panelists will speak about the concept of “social carrying capacity” and possible strategies to minimize conflicts on the water. Your questions and discussion are highly encouraged. We hope you will join us and send this invitation to others you think would be interested in this topic.

For space considerations, please RSVP to smp@etal.uri.edu and be sure to include the meeting date.

Stakeholder Meeting and Seminar Series Lecture
When: Wednesday, May 15, 5 – 7 p.m.
Where: Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett Bay Campus Directions to the Bay Campus. Watkins Building is number 27 on the map.

March Stakeholder Meeting Recap

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the 2nd SMP Stakeholder meeting on March 20th at the URI Bay Campus! We had over 75 people attend a very productive and informative session. A special thank you to Angelo Liberti and the DEM Office of Water Resources team for presenting and clarifying various water quality regulations using specific and familiar examples. His presentation is available for download below.

Additionally, we were able to share with attendees the first draft of the SMP Goals and Objectives with the hopes that participants will review these more thoroughly and provide us with comments (email to smp@etal.uri.edu) by April 25, 2013.

If you missed the meeting, you can view or download the March Stakeholder Meeting documents below:

Meeting Agenda | Handouts (SMP Goals and Objectives)
Presentations: RI SMP Update (Azure Cygler, Fisheries Extension Specialist, URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant), Water Quality Presentation (Angelo Liberti, Chief of Surface Water Protection, Office of Water Quality, RI DEM)

Check out Angelo’s presentation below!

Thanks,

The SMP Team