Ocean SAMP: Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan
18 January 2017
CRC’s Jennifer McCann Wins 2017 Benchley Award as Ocean SAMP Team MemberJennifer McCann, Director of CRC’s U.S. Coastal Programs and RI Sea ...read more5 April 2016
Media Coverage of Ocean SAMP CelebrationThe celebration of five years of Ocean SAMP garnered some media coverage. ...read more30 March 2016
Another Chance to Catch up on the Ocean SAMPIf you missed the RI Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP) ...read moreA look at how the landmark RI Ocean SAMP was implemented and the lessons learned for future MSP endeavors.
read moreThis paper analyzes the intensive process of applied research and sustained dialogue with the stakeholders that produced Rhode Island's Ocean Special Area Management Plan, which defines regulatory policies and a site suitability assessment process for future forms of human activity and development. Published in Elsevier, December 2013.
read morePractitioners Guide to Managing Ocean Resources Through Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning This new guide describes Rhode Island's experience in developing the Ocean Special Area Management Plan, a national model for planning how ocean resources should be used and shared to ensure economic and environmental viability of coastal communities for years to come. The document examines the Ocean SAMP planning process and presents some of the strategies that were applied to achieve its goals -- key of which is sharing our lessons learned with others and helping them to create their own marine spatial planning efforts.
read moreThe Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan, or Ocean SAMP, serves as a federally recognized coastal management and regulatory tool. Using the best available science, the Ocean SAMP provides a balanced approach to the development and protection of Rhode Island's ocean-based resources.
read moreA brief description of the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP) project.
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