Summer 2015 stakeholder meeting recap

The meeting was recorded and is available for viewing at LiveStream:
http://livestream.com/accounts/4896157/events/4154327

Presentations and meeting info is available on the SMP website at: http://www.rismp.org/calendar/past-meetings-and-events/

A special thanks to the following individuals:

Perry Raso, owner of Matunuck Oyster Bar who donated oysters & clams for our shucking demonstration. Can we say “Yum!?”

Bob Rheault from the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association for teaching us how to shuck safely and for offering important tips for keeping shellfish cold and safe for consumption. I hope you have all been buying local shellfish and practicing at home!

Matt Griffin from Roger Williams University, Center for Economic & Environmental Development for presenting valuable and interesting science on shellfish restoration efforts in the state.

Maria Vasta, recent graduate of the URI Marine Affairs Program, for sharing her thesis work investigating agritourism potential for shellfish aquaculture through a nation-wide survey of growers.

 

Dig into Summer with Clamming Classes

You know it’s summer when clamming classes are back. The RI Shellfish Management Plan (SMP)  is sponsoring the state Department of Environmental Management’s 2015 Clamming Series. The first session of the summer is Wednesday, June 17, from noon to 3 p.m. at North Kingstown Town Beach.

Many Rhode Island residents may not be aware that they are allowed to harvest shellfish recreationally in designated areas without a license. DEM is offering folks a chance to learn how to dig for clams, providing the necessary equipment to do so and sharing the management strategies that have kept Rhode Island in the quahogging industry for so long. Commercial quahogger Jody King will introduce participants to the ins and outs of recreational clamming. Space is limited, and registration is required.

To register or learn more contact Kimberly Sullivan: kimberly.sullivan@dem.ri.gov or  401-539-0019.

Poll to gauge aquaculture, salt-pond use

Shared on behalf of the: Westerly Sun

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are directing two studies: a statewide survey collecting people’s insights on shellfish farms and another which looks at commercial and recreational activities in Quonochontaug, Ninigret and Point Judith.

The survey has been spread throughout RI to farmers, commercial harvesters and waterfront property owners. The study is led by Tracy Dalton a URI marine affairs professor, and measures how many shellfish farms people are ready to accept in Narragansett Bay and the salt ponds.

David Beutel, aquaculture coordinator for the Coastal Resources Management Council, hopes the study will help Rhode Islanders understand aquaculture and collect information that is hard to acquire. Dalton also anticipates knowledge from the surveyors about how much support they are willing to give.

To read the full article by Cynthia Drummond click here.

DEM’s Aquatic Resource Education Program to Offer Four Free Recreational Clamming Classes This Summer

Shared on behalf of the RIDEM

Come join Jody King in learning about harvesting clams in Rhode Island.  Learn everything you need to know from who and where clams can be harvested, management strategies and the equipment you will need to harvest your own.  Classes are held throughout the summer but they do fill up fast so sign up today!

For more information and times and location of classes visit the DEM website

Or Contact Kimberly Sullivan at kimberly.sullivan@dem.ri.gov or 401-539-0019.

 

Three Simple Rules for Eating Seafood

Shared on behalf of the New York Times

The article form the New York Times by Paul Greenberg considers using author Michael Pollan’s advice “Eat Food.  Not too much. Mostly Plants” and looks to come up with a guidelines for consuming seafood.  Greenberg’s haiku like suggestion is as follows:

Eat American seafood.
A much greater variety than we currently do.
Mostly farmed filter feeders.
Some explanations are in order.

Greenberg goes on to justify his suggestions for consuming seafood.

To access the full article click here.

 

 

 

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