Aquaculture & Fisheries

Proposal Would Move Aquaculture Farms in Sakonnet River Away from Shore

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

A worldwide study on the impacts of bottom trawling, which accounts for a quarter of the world’s seafood harvest, has found that seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed.

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

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

The Atlantic menhaden fishery is largely dominated by industrial interests that remove the nutrient-rich forage fish in bulk by trawlers to make fertilizer and cosmetics and to feed livestock and farmed fish.

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Scup Project Works to Bring Little Fish to the Masses

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

Female Spawning Stock of Atlantic Stripers in Trouble

The owners of two Rhode Island aquaculture operations are diversifying their offerings and trying to stay positive as oyster sales have declined significantly during the coronavirus pandemic.

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