Just off the coast of Morocco, the Canary Islands play host to tourists from across the European Union. Making a short flight for watersports, fresh fish, or just the sun and sand, increasing numbers of EU tourists strain the carrying capacity of this island archipelago as they anxiously cancel trips to the Middle East. In […]

MAF professors Dalton and Thompson, WHOI scientist Di Jin, and URI undergraduate Allie Katzanek recently published a new article in the Marine Policy journal on aquaculture in Rhode Island.  To better understand public opinion about aquaculture, researchers conducted a state-wide survey of RI residents.  Findings showed that respondents do not strictly support or oppose aquaculture development; instead […]

SSV Robert C. Seamans. Photo courtesy of Sea Education Association. Kyle Alvanas, who will graduate next year with a BS degree in Marine Affairs, is making a voyage to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) with Sea Education Association, or SEA Semester, an internationally recognized program that combines classroom learning on shore at Woods Hole, […]

Emily Patrolia (MAMA ’16) and her colleagues recently published an article in the Marine Policy journal titled, The influence of weather on the recreational uses of coastal lagoons in Rhode Island, USA. Through direct observations of human activities on RI’s coastal lagoons, the study assesses the sensitivity of coastal recreational uses to changes in weather […]