Galiliee Seafood Festival

Shared on behalf of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association

To all that may be interested, the 3rd annual Galilee Seafood Festival will be held in the port on September 6th and 7th of this year. More information about the festival is available here!

The organizers are looking for seafood vendors to participate. In light of the popularity of oysters in Rhode Island, local farms who would like to participate would make a great addition to the festival. If you would like to sign up click here!

 

Clam Digging 101 at North Kingstown Town Beach

June 12, 2014 from 1 – 4 p.m.

Description: Clam digging is as Rhode Island as it gets – join us for a fun and informative clamming lesson and learn from the pros! This session is part of the Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) project, an effort to bring together stakeholder groups — from government, to industry, to community organizations — to collectively plan how Rhode Island can best manage its shellfish resources so they can serve the needs of many over the years to come.

Session information: You’ll take part in a short clam-digging lesson by native Rhode Islander and professional quahogger, Jody King in the shallow waters of North Kingstown Town Beach. We’ll have rakes, shovels and buckets for borrowing. Following the class, refreshments will be served. Event is limited to 20 participants all over age 18.

Fee: $20 per person (cash, credit card, or a check to Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island– registration is not confirmed until payment is received in full).

Registration Required: Contact smp@etal.uri.edu or 401-874-6106 to register for this event.

DEM Announces Annual Reclassification of Shellfish Waters and Seasonall Shellfish Closures

Posted on behalf of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

DEM Announces Annual Reclassification of Shellfish Waters and Seasonal Shellfish Closures that take effect on May 24:  http://www.dem.ri.gov/news/2014/pr/0523141.htm

In addition, DEM’s Office of Water Resources has been working on an online harvester education program around safe handling and storage of shellfish. The online quiz-format will allow harvesters, both commercial and recreational, to better understand safe practices to help minimize risks associated with Vibrio. While currently in test phase, the program will be available to harvesters this summer. For more info, contact Joseph.Migliore@dem.ri.gov

DEM will also be working with MA Marine Fisheries, FDA and EPA in the Mount Hope Bay area this Fall, conducting a hydrographic dye study of the Somerset Waste Water Treatment Facility. The study is scheduled for September.

Federal Legislation Proposed: Ocean Acidification

Shared on behalf of Tessa Getchis, Extension Educator of Connecticut Sea Grant.

EYES ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: Two House bills were introduced this week to promote research on ocean acidification, an issue biologists and the seafood industry are concerned about. Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree introduced a bill to require the NOAA study the impact of acidification on coastal communities; Washington state Democrat Derek Kilmer and Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler also introduced legislation that would direct federal agencies to create competitions to promote research and potentially open new ways of managing acidification.

Ocean acidification could be a real threat to the fisheries that are the lifeblood of coastal communities,” Pingree said. “The truth is, we don’t fully understand how it would impact a vital industry like the lobster fishery and what the effect would be on Maine. We know what’s causing ocean acidification but now we need to better understand how hard it is going to hit coastal economies.’ More on Pingree’s bill is here: https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-introduces-bill-study-impact-ocean-acidification-coastal Kilmer and Herrera Beutler’s bill is here: http://1.usa.gov/1mbY1DF

 

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