rhode island sea grant_nopes island conservation association annual meeting_july2013
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Azure Dee CyglerFisheries & Aquaculture Extension Specialist
Coastal Resources CenterRhode Island Sea GrantURI/ GSO401-874-6197 – [email protected]
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R.I. Shellfish Management Plan
A Collaboration Between:
Commercial and Recreational shellfish harvesters… Shellfish Growers…
Coastal Resources Center/URI…
State and Federal Agencies…
Concerned Members of the Public…
Non-Profit & Conservation Groups…
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• State-wide initiative
• 2-year effort
• Recommendations
• Collaboration
• Stakeholder process
• Open, transparent
• Inclusive
• Science-based
• Info exchange
• Documentation
• Preserving
• Enhancing
• Improving management
“So, what is the Shellfish Management Plan?”
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Improving communication…
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Working with the shellfish industry…
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Protecting & enhancing the resource…
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Stakeholder Meetings & Seminars…
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• “Human Use Interactions” project
• Cataloging array of uses
• Mapping uses on charts
• Collecting info phase
• Scanning & digitizing
• Archived for future reference
• Online viewing soon
• Tool for managers
“What is the SMP doing to address all these different activities on the
Bay and ponds?”
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Example of digitized chart…
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Some info about aquaculture…• CRMC is lead agency
• 50 farms in 2012
• 172.55 acres
• 90 acres in Bay and B.I. (0.1%)
• 82 acres in South Coastal Ponds (2.0% of 4 ponds)– Winnapaug (8 acres)
– Ninigret (19.5 acres)
– Potters (6.9 acres)
– PJ (47.3 acres)
• Mostly Oysters, some clams and mussels
• Value of nearly $3M
• 105 farm workers
• “Green Growth Industry”
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• Science & Research
• Summer Series
• Baird Symposium
• Weigh in on the maps
• Tell your story
• Come to events
• Eco-History (Fall)
“How can I contribute to the
SMP efforts?”
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Switching Gears…
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Our changing shorelines…
• Public process
• Develop policies & tools
• Protect & manage development along vulnerable shorelines
• Include best available science
• Acknowledge existing uses
• Plan for a changing future
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Bookmarks…
• Shellfish Management Plan – www.rismp.org
• Beach SAMP - www.beachsamp.org (coming soon) http://www.seagrant.gso.uri.edu/coast/beachsamp.html
• All presentations on SlideShare – www.slideshare.net
• Azure Cygler – 401.874.6197, [email protected]
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Thank you!
Cartoons courtesy: Don Bousquet