[Rimarinefisheries] REMINDER! Rescheduled date of Workshop: Rhode Island Shellfish Restoration and Enhancement Plan (SREP) – West Bay and Providence River

Rhode Island Shellfish Restoration and Enhancement Plan (SREP) – In-person Workshop Schedule

 

The SREP in-person workshop focusing on the West Passage of Narragansett Bay and the Providence River has been RESCHEDULED to April 18, 2023; 6:00 – 8:30PM.

 

Shellfish provide ecosystem services that support the health and well-being of Rhode Island’s estuarine systems and local communities.  In recognition of these critical services, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries and partners [risrep.org] are creating a Shellfish Restoration and Enhancement Plan (SREP).  Please visit “Get Involved [risrep.org]” at risrep.org [risrep.org] to learn more and watch the recorded March 3 [drive.google.com]^{rd [drive.google.com] Kickoff Event [drive.google.com]}.

 

To guide this process, we are hosting a series of facilitated in-person workshops for stakeholders to share knowledge and perspectives and identify restoration priorities and goals based on ecosystem services. 

 

The workshop objectives include:

• Define and rank the restoration priorities and goals for the workshop’s region
• Identify challenges and solutions to the development and implementation of the SREP
• Describe knowledge and information that can help address each priority and goal

 

This process is driven by stakeholder involvement. Please consider joining us at these workshops.

 

Your knowledge, vision, and contributions are needed to set goals and priorities!

 

Click here to register for the remaining in-person workshop on April 18^th [risrep.org]

 

Remaining Workshop Date and Location

• Workshop No. 2: RESCHEDULED – April 18, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:30PM focusing on the West Passage of Narragansett Bay and the Providence River at the Hazard Conference Room, at the URI Coastal Institute [goo.gl] on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus: 210 S Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882

 

Previous workshops:

• Workshop No. 1: Occurred on March 13, 2023 focusing on Little Narragansett Bay, the coastal ponds, and the Narrow River
• Workshop No. 3: Occurred on March 15, 2023 focusing on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay and the Sakonnet River

 

For more information visit risrep.org or contact Eric Schneider at eric.schneider@dem.ri.gov.

 

Thank you.

 

 

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SREP_In-person_Workshop_Rescheduled-April_18_2023.pdf