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Researchers at Roger Williams University have been awarded a $12,166 grant to investigate levels of mercury in scup, a native Atlantic Ocean fish that is commonly caught and eaten in Rhode Island, the university announced Monday.
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By Eli Okun |
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KVH Industries Inc.’s profit rose 71.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012 and 316 percent for the year as a whole, the company reported Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Newport-based American Shipyard Co. LLC, which does business as Newport Shipyard, has been fined $31,000 in a Clean Air Act settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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By PBN Staff
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To celebrate National Marina Day, a handful of Rhode Island boating companies will offer a day of powerboat lessons in Newport on Saturday, June 8 in an endeavor to make boating more attractive to local residents of all skill levels.
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By Eli Okun |
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If you pay them, they will come – to the International Yacht Restoration School’s Summer Work & Learn program, that is.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Michael Parascandola, whose family owns the last private fishing pier in Newport Harbor, remembers when there were 20 small saloons on Thames Street and the fish business was booming on the waterfront.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Many independent East Coast fishermen face rough economic seas due to limits in the amount of fish they will be allowed to catch next year.
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By Michael Souza |
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(Updated, Sept. 13, 2:30 p.m.)Some of the orders coming in at Subsalve USA Corp. in North Kingstown could be mission briefings in an adventure film.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Brad Read, along with his brother Ken, was recently presented the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association’s inaugural Anchor Award. The award recognizes those who make a significant contribution to Rhode Island and its marine trades. Read is executive director of Sail Newport, a public-access sailing center that creates affordable sailing opportunities and draws regattas to Newport. Read, who was chair of the America’s Cup World Series Host Committee, was a central player in drawing this summer’s America’s Cup event back to Rhode Island waters.
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10/29/12
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PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit was awarded the John H. Chafee Boater of the Year Award by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association at the Providence Boat Show.
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1/28/13
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