Aquaculture & Fisheries

CRMC Gives New Life to Proposal to Expand Aquaculture Farm on Potter Pond

Some See Shellfish Farms as Beneficial; Others See an Eyesore

Ocean State Kelp Farmer Sees ‘Incredible Potential’ in Industry

URI Professor Part of Worldwide Study on Impacts of Bottom Trawling on Seabed Health

A single oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water daily. The bivalve’s most important service is removing nitrogen from marine waters that could trigger toxic algal blooms.

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Aquaculture Farmers and Recreational Users Tussle for Space Along Rhode Island’s Crowded Coastline

Lower Providence River is Clean Enough to Quahog, and Fish are Fair Game, Too

Large Spring Migration of Menhaden Lures Fishing Vessels Into Narragansett Bay

Commercial fishermen and chefs are working on a plan to make scup, a small fish found in abundant numbers in local waters, more desirable to consumers.

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Lobsters and Sea Scallops Moving Out of Southern N.E.

Female Spawning Stock of Atlantic Stripers in Trouble

With Restaurants Shuttered, Oyster Farmers Face Market Collapse

A team of fisheries scientists and marine policy experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts.

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Scientists Collecting Data on Commercial Fish Species in Wind-Energy Areas

Seafood Lover Preaches Eating with the Ecosystem

Fecal Coliform Bacteria Impairs Point Judith Pond

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Natural Stress Relief: Oysters, Both Wild and Farmed, Clean Polluted Marine Waters

Scup Project Works to Bring Little Fish to the Masses

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Climate Change Increases Risk of Fisheries Conflict

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