March Stakeholder Meeting Recap

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the 2nd SMP Stakeholder meeting on March 20th at the URI Bay Campus! We had over 75 people attend a very productive and informative session. A special thank you to Angelo Liberti and the DEM Office of Water Resources team for presenting and clarifying various water quality regulations using specific and familiar examples. His presentation is available for download below.

Additionally, we were able to share with attendees the first draft of the SMP Goals and Objectives with the hopes that participants will review these more thoroughly and provide us with comments (email to smp@etal.uri.edu) by April 25, 2013.

If you missed the meeting, you can view or download the March Stakeholder Meeting documents below:

Meeting Agenda | Handouts (SMP Goals and Objectives)
Presentations: RI SMP Update (Azure Cygler, Fisheries Extension Specialist, URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant), Water Quality Presentation (Angelo Liberti, Chief of Surface Water Protection, Office of Water Quality, RI DEM)

Check out Angelo’s presentation below!

Thanks,

The SMP Team

Coastal State Seminar Speaker Update

Coastal State Seminar

Thursday, March 28, 4-6pm
University Club, University of Rhode Island Kingston Campus

“Mussel Farming in Rhode Island”

Scott Lindell, researcher and director of the Scientific Aquaculture Program at the Marine Resources Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, M.A., will discuss opportunities, constraints and the progress to date for creating a vibrant mussel farming industry in Rhode Island and Southern New England waters. His presentation will address comparisons to Canadian producers and highlight advantages in regional domestic markets, which include faster growth to market size, shorter distance to market, and better meat yield for prime summer markets.

“Managing Shellfish Disease”

One of the major challenges for shellfish (specifically oysters) aquaculture in Rhode Island are diseases caused by bacterial or parasitic pathogens. Dr. Marta Gómez-Chiarri, professor at the University of Rhode Island, will present her work investigating mechanisms involved in disease resistance in oysters, as well as the role of probiotics in preventing disease in larval oysters.

Please RSVP to mmhaas@mail.uri.edu.

March 28: Coastal State Forum – Join the discussion!

coastal state March 28thScott Lindell, Director of Scientific Aquaculture Laboratory at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, and Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri, University of Rhode Island, will take a look at how closed water regulations may limit shellfish growth for specific species and ways to manage the impact of diseases on shellfish populations in the state. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

This series is supported by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, and the URI Coastal Institute. For more information on the series, see http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/news/coastalstate2013.html.

To RSVP for this event, contact Meredith Haas at to mmhaas@mail.uri.edu or (401) 874-6019.

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