Resources
Resources:
- 10-Year NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Vision
- Aquaculture Training Program for farm workers – Education Exchange
- HACCP Training in RI
- Coastal Resources Center
- Roger Williams University
- RI Coastal Resource Management Council
- RI Department of Environmental Management
- RI Sea Grant website
- RI Shellfish Management Plan website
- RI Department of Health
- Shellfish Marketing Guide
- Legal Food Hub
- Westerly Sun Article: “RI Aquaculture program offers paid training”
- RI DEM Aquaculture of Marine Species (2015)
- RI DEM Marine Fisheries Regulations: Part IV Shellfish
- Best Management Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry
- RI DOH: Shellfish Inspection Program
- CRMC Aquaculture
- “From Harvest to Table – The Perfect Shellfish” Safe Handling brochure
- Shipper Guide
Shellfish Marketing Guide
Hot of the “presses” a resource for shellfish harvesters and growers in Rhode Island on Marketing Your Shellfish. Apublication of RI Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.
Research
Sea Grant-Funded Research Projects 2018-2020
- How Bacteria Influences the Production of Domoic Acid
- Impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm on Recreational Fishing
- Nitrogen from the Sediment May Fuel Harmful Algal Blooms in Narragansett Bay
- Rhode Island Sound’s Role in Harmful Algal Blooms in Narragansett Bay
- Impact of Offshore Wind on Home Values
- Satellite Imaging of Harmful Algal Blooms
Sea Grant-Funded Research Projects 2016-2018
- Finding New Probiotic to Fight Lobster Shell Disease Outbreak
- Effects of Climate on Declining Winter Flounder in Narragansett Bay
- What is the Limit for Oysters in RI Waters Now and in the Future?
- Pathogens, Nitrogen, and Changing Climate: Impacts on Narragansett Bay shellfish
- Fishermen-Based Research Fleet for Quahog Management
- Where is Vibrio Now and Where is it Going? Protecting the health of oysters and consumers
Sea Grant-Funded Research Projects 2014-2016
- Whelk Ecology
- Oyster Aquaculture and Water Quality
- Quahog Larval Migration and Distribution
- Blue Mussel Disease and Commercial Culture
- Perceptions of Aquaculture: Support & Opposition
- Recreational & Commercial Uses of Coastal Salt Ponds
- Aquaculture Practices & Subaqueous Soils
Kelp Aquaculture efforts [coming soon]