by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 13, 2019 | Fall 2019
Following the Fish Rhode Island Fishing Fleet Adapts to Species Shift By Annie ShermanTitle Photograph by Meredith Haas Black sea bass, once more common in the mid-Atlantic than off the coast of New England, has surged northward over the last 10 years to flood...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 11, 2019 | Spring/Summer 2019
The Graying of the Bay There’s a statue that stands in the courtyard of the Warwick Public Library. It’s an oversized depiction of a quahogger, rake in hand, two bulging bags of the shellfish by his side, and a Labrador Retriever for company. The statue is called “The...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 11, 2019 | Spring/Summer 2019
Meet the Apprentices “I couldn’t feel my hands and they hurt to bend. I had never used my hands that way before,” says Evan Adams, describing how he felt after his first week as a deckhand on the fishing vessel Harvest Moon out of Point Judith. “I didn’t want to do it...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2015 | Fall 2015
Follow the Fish | As Waters Warm Species Are on the Move Like detectives following leads, fishermen follow sea temperatures. The rise and fall of the ocean’s warmth offer clues to where fish hide. But rising average sea temperatures have made tracking and catching...
