State Agencies Release Updates:

Within the last couple of weeks, both the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) and the Coastal Resources Management Councils (CRMC) have released annual reports. The Shellfish Area Monitoring page on RI DEM’s website has lots of useful information that you will need if you plan on harvesting shellfish from RI’s waters. One of the documents posted on the site is the “Notice of Polluted Shellfish Grounds” between this notices and the interactive map on the same page, you will know where you can shellfish safely. If you are interested in more details into the water classifications you can check out the annual “Shellfish Program Growing Area Classification Report ” the 2022 report can be found here.

CRMC has released their “Annual Aquaculture Report”, this report provides information on all things aquaculture related in the state. The reports can be found on CRMC’s Aquaculture site, as well as you can sign up for the RI Aquaculture Listserv. The RI Aquaculture Listserv is designed to provide email notification of aquaculture preliminary determination meetings, 30 day public notices, and other aquaculture related events in RI.