Marine

Vessel Speed Restrictions Proposed for New England Waters to Protect Endangered Right Whales

URI Researcher Proposes Limited Return of Nutrients to Narragansett Bay

Aquaculture Industry in Rhode Island Rebounding After Struggling During Pandemic

Shellfish Farming Industry in R.I. has ‘Enormous’ Opportunity for Growth

Plastic waste can be divided into two broad categories: macroplastics, such as water bottles, that are larger than 5 millimeters, and microplastics, which measure from 5 millimeters to 1 micrometer.

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Expensive Wastewater Upgrades Pay Off for Narragansett Bay

Beware of Jellyfish When Visiting R.I.’s Coastal Ponds

Embattled CRMC Struggles to Obtain Quorum at Meetings

The U.S. Department of Agriculture found three “critical violations” during an inspection of Mystic Aquarium after the August 2021 death of a beluga whale. Since that inspection, another imported beluga whale has died and another is ill.

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Mystic Aquarium Program Brings Education Diversity Into Rhode Island Classrooms

Court Rejects Brief That Expressed Concern About Controversial Expansion of Block Island Marina

Brief Supports Overturning Ruling that OK’d Expansion of Controversial Block Island Marina

Rhode Island residents believe reform is needed for the beleaguered Coastal Resources Management Council, at least according to public comment solicited by the House study commission on the agency.

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Scientists, Shellfishermen Seek Strategies to Sustain Ocean State’s Dwindling Bay Scallop Populations

Work Planned to Make Popular Quonochontaug Pond and Breachway More Climate Resilient

CRMC Subcommittee Rejects Potter Pond Aquaculture Expansion

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URI Team Studying Microplastics in Local Waters

USDA Inspection of Mystic Aquarium After Whale’s Death Found ‘Critical Violations’

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Initial Public Comment Shows Support for CRMC Changes

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