RI SMP Project Documents

Project Documents

The Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan: A Year of Progress, Partnership, and Public Planning
This progress report highlighs the successes of the SMP, including  increased funding for shellfish research, improved coordination between state agencies, and greater understanding between wild harvest and aquaculture shellfishermen.

Memorandum of Agreement Between RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recognizes the need for an understanding between DEM and CRMC concerning aquaculture activities. While CRMC generally conducts and oversees inspection of aquaculture operations in the state, the formal authority has been with DEM. Both agencies and industry acknowledge that CRMC is the recognized, capable, and practicing inspection authority and with urgings and support from DEM Division of Agriculture, the MOA was signed in October 2014, giving CRMC designated status on behalf of DEM to perform lease inspections in Rhode Island. This MOA signifies a willingness and ability to achieve cross-agency collaboration, agency responsiveness to the needs of the industry, and overall an improved and more efficient way of doing business.

RI Shellfish Research Updates
This document contains updates from Rhode Island Sea Grant 2014-2016 research efforts in the areas of shellfish biology and the ecology of the resources that support shellfish and shellfish management. Researchers have recently finished their first field season collecting data and will be processing this information over the winter months.

Shellfish Management Plan Fact-sheet
This document discusses the Shellfish Management Plan, its areas of focus, and the Plan’s projected timeline.

Final SMP Goals and Objectives (May, 2013)
This document includes the SMP Vision statement, as well as the final SMP Goals and Objectives.