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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Vote YES ON 2: Ocean Science for the Ocean State

Since its founding in 1961, GSO has been a leader in the study and exploration of the world’s oceans and has garnered significant national and international recognition of Rhode Island as a leader in oceanography and marine science. GSO has also focused on coastal environments that are so important to Rhode Island and the nation. […]

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URI scientists to deploy Narragansett Bay Observatory for monitoring health of changing bay

Oceanographers, engineers and other marine scientists from URI are preparing to deploy an array of instruments in Narragansett Bay to monitor and predict the Bay’s health in the face of environmental changes.

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A vision for GSO (or why we must have a ship, why we can’t forget about coastal waters, and why we should celebrate April 27)

When URI President Francis H. Horn hired John A. Knauss as the founding dean of the newly established Graduate School of Oceanography, they definitely believed in “Think Big, We Do”, transforming the Narragansett Marine Lab by bringing in an ocean-going ship in addition to expanding the coastal programs. And it started on April 27, 1961.

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Roots, Holdfasts, and Anchors

Welcome to the Bay Campus (B)log. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a blog is “a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors”. But why (B)log? Also according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a log is […]

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