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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URI’s Coastal Resources Center leads major statewide initiative on Rhode Island’s ‘blue economy’

URI’s Coastal Resources Center is leading a statewide initiative to document Rhode Islan’s robust “Blue Economy’’ – the vast array of businesses, industries and institutions tied to the state’s waters.

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New analysis reveals ocean trawling’s global footprint smaller than earlier estimates

Bottom trawl fishing occurs on just 14 percent of the seafloor along continental shelves and slopes according to a new global analysis resulting from research by nearly five dozen scientists including GSO professor Jeremy Collie.

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