August 11, 2023 – The Public’s Radio
Continue reading "Why are we seeing more black sea bass in Rhode Island and Massachusetts?"Tag: Fisheries
Would healthier commercial fishermen catch more? URI wants to study health of RI commercial fishermen.
April 18, 2023 – Providence Journal
Continue reading "Would healthier commercial fishermen catch more? URI wants to study health of RI commercial fishermen."New study encourages harvesting, consuming wider variety of fish
With the goal of balancing sustainable fisheries with a diverse seafood market, new research measured the composition of species offered in the marketplace compared to what was available in the local ecosystem.
Continue reading "New study encourages harvesting, consuming wider variety of fish"URI Coastal Resources Center lands $15 million to help countries, communities tackle unsustainable fishing practices in Pacific Islands region
The Coastal Resources Center and its partners have been awarded a $15 million grant to address the social and ecological drivers of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific Islands region.
Continue reading "URI Coastal Resources Center lands $15 million to help countries, communities tackle unsustainable fishing practices in Pacific Islands region"GSO professor part of a worldwide study on impacts of bottom trawling on health of seabeds
A worldwide study on the impacts of bottom trawling, which accounts for a quarter of the world’s seafood harvest and can negatively affect marine ecosystems, has found that seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed.
Continue reading "GSO professor part of a worldwide study on impacts of bottom trawling on health of seabeds"Professor, Canada Research Chair to discuss ‘Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries’ at URI Honors Colloquium Oct. 19
Rashid Sumaila, a leading Canadian bioeconomics and marine ecosystem researcher, will speak at the University of Rhode Island’s Honors Colloquium, “Sustaining Our Shores,” Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
Continue reading "Professor, Canada Research Chair to discuss ‘Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries’ at URI Honors Colloquium Oct. 19"GSO Profiles-GSO Graduate Maggie Heinichen
GSO Profile of May 2021 graduate Maggie Heinichen who developed a fisheries model for Narragansett Bay for her Ph.D. work with Jeremy Collie,
Continue reading "GSO Profiles-GSO Graduate Maggie Heinichen "Nina Santos makes a difference by combining lifelong love for oceanography, passion for the environment
Meet recent GSO graduate Nina Santos, whose research examines the competition between two important fisheries species in Narragansett Bay and southern Rhode Island — black sea bass the Atlantic cod.
Continue reading "Nina Santos makes a difference by combining lifelong love for oceanography, passion for the environment"GSO professor publishes book on ecosystem-based fisheries management
GSO professor Jeremy Collie published a new book to illuminate the connections between ecology and fishery science.
Continue reading "GSO professor publishes book on ecosystem-based fisheries management"URI scientists create model to simulate changing food web in Narragansett Bay
URI GSO scientists are creating a series of computer models of the food web of Narragansett Bay to predict how fish abundance will change as water temperatures rise, nutrient inputs vary, and fishing pressure fluctuates.
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