How can Rhode Island invest in its blue economy as a means to grow sustainably?
Rhode Island has always supported and benefited from its blue economy and marine-based businesses that rely on the state’s considerable coastal and ocean resources. Today, this $5 billion-plus economy employs more than 6% of Rhode Islanders across seven sectors. The future of a sustainable blue economy in the Ocean State depends on a rich quality of place, the protection and management of resilient coastal and ocean assets, a skilled workforce and thriving innovation.
Faces of the Blue Economy
Rhode Island’s Blue Economy: Goetz Composites - 
Rhode Island’s Blue Economy: Moonstone Oysters - 
Rhode Island’s Blue Economy: Fearless Fish -
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Active Projects
- University of Rhode Island Weekly Fish Trawl
- Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) Administrative Support Office
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Principal Investigators | Blue Economy
Professor of Oceanography
401.874.6859
jcollie@uri.edu
Director, Rhode Island Sea Grant
Senior Coastal Resources Manager
401-874-6127
jmccann@uri.edu
Associate Professor of Oceanography
401.874.6610
momand@uri.edu
Professor of Oceanography
401.874.6661
coviatt@uri.edu
Professor of Oceanography
401.874.6022
rynearson@uri.edu
Professor of Oceanography, Director of the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute
Senior Coastal Resources Manager
401.874.6103
elintorell@uri.edu
Professor of Oceanography & Director, Coastal Resources Center
401.874.6233
jpwalsh@uri.edu
Assistant Professor of Oceanography
401.874.6141
hwang@uri.edu
Notably…
- Q&A: URI Oceanography Dean Talks Climate Change, the Blue Economy and UFOs
- Investment on Navy Base Points to Blue, Green Economic Development
- Ribbon-cutting for new pier at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus ushers in new era
