Capping Plastic Pollution
The quest to pass a bottle bill in Rhode Island.
Community Harvest
A Rhode Island fisherman nurtures a fishery, an ecosystem, and the people who depend on them.
The Relentless Force Behind Rhode Island’s Shoreline Access Movement
How Conrad Ferla became one of Rhode Island’s most vocal advocates for shoreline access.
A Natural Connection
Movement Education Outdoors works to narrow the “nature gap” for youth.
Start to Finish
Chef Sherry Pocknett illuminates the art
of Indigenous hunting, gathering, and cooking.
Chasing Shadows
My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
URI Research & Scholarship Photo Contest
Faculty, students, and staff share their best images from the field and research.
Marine Algae As Art
Local artist Mary Jameson reveals the beauty of seaweed through hands-on workshops that spark historical, scientific, and creative connections to coastal ecosystems.
WELCOME TO 41ºN MAGAZINE!
Rhode Island’s Ocean and Coastal Magazine
– From the Archive –
Cape Verdean Museum Opens in Pawtucket
New museum celebrates the island nation’s culture.
Imagination Powers “Blue” Education
Blue education programs from grade school to grad school foster next generation of ocean leaders.
Whirlwind II: Evolution of a Boat
A rich celebration of craft, history, technology, and sailing.
Catching Waves for Heath
The evolution of surf therapy is transforming communities; improving both physical and mental health.
Seeing Yourself in Science
After-school STEM programs offer students skills, role models, and community.
Cooking with Confidence
“Cook a Fish, Eat a Fish” class dispels misconceptions around local seafood with demonstrations from professional chefs.
Not Too Late: Book Review
Changing the climate story from despair to possibility.
Training Landscape Stewards
Rhode Island Agricultural Workforce Development Program is fostering career growth while helping safeguard ecosystems.
SEMPER PARATUS: Always Ready
The USCG plays a critical role in enforcement and search and rescue—always ready to tackle emerging issues such as IUU fishing and opening of the Arctic.
Women Take the Helm
How the Newport sailing community is slowly elevating female sailors.
Dirty, Muddy, Cold, and Wet––And Loving It
Oyster farm workers describe their calling.
Taking Root
Environmental activists in Providence grow local efforts to tackle climate change and systemic issues and injustices.
Shell Company
The past, present, and future of selling seashell art.
Shoreline Access App Gets an Update
Rhode Island Sea Grant worked to update important shoreline access points on a web app to ensure better accessibility across the state.
Kelp On The Cusp
Powdered, pickled, or brewed, the savory seaweed may finally be having its moment.
Community Upraising
How a devastating fire rallied neighbors around Wickford Shipyard’s George and Dominic Zachorne.
Saving an Endangered Species and Iconic Fishery
Can we save the North Atlantic Right whale and protect fisheries?
Moving On Up
Rising water in Warren prompts officials to consider development and relocation plans to move people and businesses out of the floodplain.
Whose Right?
Coastal access is constitutional in Rhode Island, but controversial.
Building an Ocean Expedition
What it takes to study the oceans.
South Providence’s “Slice of Water Access”
Restoring public access in Providence.
Into The Deep: Book Review
A memoir from the man who found the Titanic.