by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 22, 2020 | Fall 2020
Catching a Break FISHERMEN, OYSTER GROWERS EXPLORE NEW MARKETS AS COVID TRANSFORMS SEAFOOD INDUSTRY By Kate Masury | Photographs by Jesse Burke Cover Image: Briana and James Leonard market their catch to customers through social media and their website, which includes...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 22, 2020 | Fall 2020
Serving Up Rhode Island Seafood Recipes for Preparing Local Fish Recipes from the F/V Briana James | Photography Monica Allard Cox To encourage people to try their hand at preparing Rhode Island seafood, local fishers James and Briana Leonard have shared recipes,...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 19, 2020 | Spring 2020
Cage Fight OYSTER FARMERS FACE OFF AGAINST OBJECTORS TO THEIR EXPANSION PLANS By Ellen Liberman | Photographs by Jesse Burke THERE IS PEACE ON THE POND. The winter sun spreads its milky light on the water and its warmth on the faces of Jennifer Scappatura and her...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 19, 2020 | Spring 2020
Green Grab Cuisine A CULINARY SOLUTION TO INVASIVE SPECIES By Todd McLeish | Photographs by Marianne Lee WHEN CATHERINE PUCKETT WORKED FOR THE BLOCK ISLAND SHELLFISH COMMISSION in the early 2000s, part of the island’s shellfish management plan involved trapping and...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 19, 2020 | Spring 2020
Climate Migrants Altering Marine Communities WARMING WATERS WELCOME NEW SPECIES FURTHER NORTH By Todd McLeish | Photographs by Jesse Burke As Heather Kinney zigzagged across upper Narragansett Bay in her Nature Conservancy work-boat last fall, she stopped at 12 sites...