Marine

Ocean State’s Most Abundant Fish Slowly Finds Local Tables

Survey Says Life in Narragansett Bay Rapidly Changing

Supreme Court Ends Battle Over Block Island Marina’s Expansion

R.I. Infrastructure Bank Wins EPA Award for Work Improving Health of Narragansett Bay

If approved, the new rule would go into effect between Nov. 1 and May 30 and apply to all vessels sailing along the Atlantic seaboard from Massachusetts to North Carolina – including all of Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.

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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

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

URI Team Studying Microplastics in Local Waters

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

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