Rhode Island Sea Grant / Coastal Resources Center gave a presentation to the NICA about the Shellfish Management Plan (www.rismp.org), explaining the reasons for the Rhode Island-centric plan and sharing some details about aquaculture in the salt ponds and sharing uses.
Rhode Island Sea Grant_Nopes Island Conservation Association annual meeting_July2013
1. Azure Dee Cygler
Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Specialist
Coastal Resources Center
Rhode Island Sea Grant
URI/ GSO
401-874-6197 – office
azure@crc.uri.edu
2. R.I. Shellfish Management Plan
A Collaboration Between:
Commercial and Recreational
shellfish harvesters… Shellfish Growers…
Coastal Resources Center/URI…
State and Federal Agencies…
Concerned Members of the Public…
Non-Profit & Conservation Groups…
3. • State-wide initiative
• 2-year effort
• Recommendations
• Collaboration
• Stakeholder process
• Open, transparent
• Inclusive
• Science-based
• Info exchange
• Documentation
• Preserving
• Enhancing
• Improving
management
“So, what is the Shellfish
Management Plan?”
8. • “Human Use Interactions”
project
• Cataloging array of uses
• Mapping uses on charts
• Collecting info phase
• Scanning & digitizing
• Archived for future
reference
• Online viewing soon
• Tool for managers
“What is the SMP doing to address
all these different activities on the
Bay and ponds?”
10. Some info about aquaculture…
• CRMC is lead agency
• 50 farms in 2012
• 172.55 acres
• 90 acres in Bay and B.I.
(0.1%)
• 82 acres in South Coastal
Ponds (2.0% of 4 ponds)
– Winnapaug (8 acres)
– Ninigret (19.5 acres)
– Potters (6.9 acres)
– PJ (47.3 acres)
• Mostly Oysters, some clams
and mussels
• Value of nearly $3M
• 105 farm workers
• “Green Growth Industry”
11. • Science & Research
• Summer Series
• Baird Symposium
• Weigh in on the maps
• Tell your story
• Come to events
• Eco-History (Fall)
“How can I
contribute to the
SMP efforts?”
13. Our changing shorelines…
• Public process
• Develop policies
& tools
• Protect &
manage
development
along vulnerable
shorelines
• Include best
available science
• Acknowledge
existing uses
• Plan for a
changing future
14.
15. Bookmarks…
• Shellfish Management Plan – www.rismp.org
• Beach SAMP - www.beachsamp.org (coming soon)
http://www.seagrant.gso.uri.edu/coast/beachsamp.html
• All presentations on SlideShare – www.slideshare.net
• Azure Cygler – 401.874.6197, azure@crc.uri.edu
