AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoShellfish Reopenings: Rhode Island DEM and RIDOH say the Lower Providence River conditional shellfish closure (Area 16E) is over, reopening for commercial harvest at 7 a.m. Monday, May 18, after required water and shellfish testing met national safety standards; Mt. Hope Bay’s Area 17 also reopened today. Coastal Health Watch: The agencies also lifted the earlier “avoid direct contact” guidance for Watchemoket Cove after the sewage discharge response. River Herring Tech: A Rhode Island river-herring monitoring effort is using AI to speed up fish counts from video during the annual migration—aimed at better conservation data. Quahog Week: DEM and the Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative kick off the 10th annual Quahog Week May 17–23 with statewide specials and three free public events. Offshore Climate Reality: As warming waters shift marine life, Rhode Island fishermen are eyeing expanding black sea bass landings—an opportunity tied directly to a changing ocean.
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