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- 1. Azure Dee Cygler Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Specialist Coastal Resources Center Rhode Island Sea Grant URI/ GSO 401-874-6197 – office azure@crc.uri.edu
- 2. 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…
- 3. • 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?”
- 5. Working with the shellfish industry…
- 6. Protecting & enhancing the resource…
- 7. Stakeholder Meetings & Seminars…
- 8. • “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?”
- 9. Example of digitized chart…
- 10. 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”
- 11. • 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?”
- 12. Switching Gears…
- 13. 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
- 15. 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, azure@crc.uri.edu
- 16. Thank you! Cartoons courtesy: Don Bousquet