Tag: Aquaculture
Alker leads microbiome research
Antibiotics have long been the go-to treatment for a bacterial stomach bug. The fact that they eliminate harmful bacteria while also disrupting the broader...
R.I. eligible for SBA loans for economic injury from February blizzard
PROVIDENCE – All five counties in Rhode Island are eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for those impacted by the historic February blizzard, The...
R.I. awards $450K in 2026 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act funding
CRANSTON – A group made up of 25 local farmers, fishers and specialty food producers will share $450,000 in funding from the 2026 Local...
State awards $486K in 2025 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act funds
PROVIDENCE – More than 30 local farmers, fishers and specialty food producers will share $486,000 in funding from the 2025 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act, Gov....
Cleaner bay can help boost the state’s blue economy
The state says Narragansett Bay is the cleanest it has been in 150 years. For those who live around the bay and enjoy it...
New $2.45M oyster hatchery, research center breaks ground in South Kingstown
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - On a spit of land adjacent to the Matunuck Marina, a construction crew broke ground Tuesday for a new $2.45 million...
Using clams, URI student produces pearl of a business idea
A COMMERCIAL QUAHOGGER since he was 14, Brendan Breen knew that the clams don’t often produce pearls. The discovery of such a gem in...
RWU Law, URI among institutions to share $1.2M grant to help...
BRISTOL – The Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, housed at the law...
USDA calls on oyster farmers to apply for Rhode Island Oyster...
WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service has called on aquaculture oyster producers in Rhode Island to apply for financial...
URI receives $746K for aquaculture worker training
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island received $745,815 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for its Rhode Island Sea Grant program,...
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