Happy World Ocean Day! our CRC, @URIGSO and @universityofri colleagues celebrated by showing the sea some love during a visit to our campus beach. Many took a swim, and the water was wonderful. Thanks Ocean! We 💙the ocean. #WorldOceanDay2023 #WorldOceanDay #bluemind

The @UNDPOceanInnov launched its 3rd cohort of ocean innovators & CRC is honored to be included as we develop a MSP framework w/ Madagascar’s coastal communities to ensure ecosystem services are sustained effectively & equitable benefits are provided ow.ly/qwRi50OJ0EI

Real people. Real talk 💙 Listen to voices from Bangladesh🇧🇩, Malaysia🇲🇾, Thailand 🇹🇭, Turkey 🇹🇷, Madagascar 🇲🇬 and so much more 🌎🧑‍🤝‍🧑 on how much our lives depend on the ocean. This #WorldOceansDay and everyday, let's #PutTheOceanFirst. youtube.com/watch?v=l7GEYvs-…

Madagascar is home to diverse ecosystems, but faces high risk of destruction & relies on #MPAs to conserve resources. CRC will work w/ coastal communities to help ensure ecosystem services are sustained effectively @URIGSO @universityofri @UNDPOceanInnov bit.ly/UNDPOIC_uriV

Stellar student representation at a recent RI Flood Mitigation Association conference! Double congrats to Ally Cuomo & Alexandrea Pouliot for winning the student poster contest with their entry: “Tracking Coastal Hazards with MyCoast-RI" @URIGSO @rhodeislandsg @uricels

Check out this guide w/ all the know-how you need for summer clamming in Rhody - where to go, what to bring & how to keep your harvest cool & fresh. Thanks to our partners @URIGSO @rhodeislandsg & @RhodeIslandDEM for their support! shorturl.at/cjH79

GET THAT KIT READY: Yes, the 2023 hurricane season has arrived, so make sure you're ahead of the game by checking these preparedness resources -- stay safe this summer and in the know! ready.gov/hurricanes listo.gov

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest CRC team member, Robbie Hudson. Rob will be working primarily on the team’s seafood portfolio including finfish, shellfish and kelp as it relates to the wild fisheries and aquaculture production. web.uri.edu/crc/meet/rob-hud…

CRC’s Isabel Whaling + URI faculty & students attended the Coastal Sediments conf & presented results from a NOAA-funded project on improving coastal resource management & resilience to extreme weather events whose impacts are magnified w/ sea level rise ow.ly/wQfH50NQvkj

Director J.P. Walsh & US Coastal Programs Director Jen McCann recently toured a Swedish seaweed farm as part of a Multi-Frame summit where global partners could share progress in analyzing new approaches for collaborative coastal & ocean planning. ow.ly/oFeh50NOZZr

JOB OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking a Chief of Party to lead a five-year USAID-funded Marine Conservation, Sustainable Development and Governance project in Madagascar. The COP will provide overall program leadership, management, and technical direction. ow.ly/WgZT50NOZkJ

A recent report by @URIGSO, @URICRC, & @rhodeislandsg calculated that 6–9% of Rhode Islanders work within the blue economy. URI graduates play huge roles in driving RI's diverse and vibrant blue economy, including many of our very own CRC team members! ow.ly/t6k450NI1fa

Congrats to Bruce Bannick on winning the fishing pole raffled off at NE's Saltwater Fishing Show sponsored by RI Saltwater Anglers Association. The raffle promoted efforts to map recreational fishing areas in Narragansett Bay & inform community dialogue about co-use of Bay waters

It only makes sense -- safe and healthy workers are one element of a healthy economy, and our U.S. Team members Jennifer McCann & Azure Cygler are part of a URI nursing study examining health conditions of RI commercial fishermen. ow.ly/AVhZ50NEccB

CRC's Abbey Greene presented at the recent 2023 International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) in Baltimore MD -- Greene's work described the process CRC and RI Sea Grant employ to provide science-informed public engagement with coastal and ocean issues

CRC's Elin Torrel, Karen Kent & Glenn Ricci + URI's Laura Skrobe & Austin Humphries recently attended the Meeting for @USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. The mtg included keynote speakers, panel discussions & presentations by project teams from around the world.

Join our team! The Coastal Resources Center is hiring a Coordinator. This individual will assist Directors and PIs in performing fiscal and administrative functions that are part of the Center's programming portfolio. jobs.uri.edu/postings/11501