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| Jul 21, 2026 | Precautionary Closure of Prudence Island Shellfishing Area | Published on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will preemptively close 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off Prudence Island from July 24 to sunrise July 31 due to the risk... |
| May 16, 2026 | Shellfish Areas Reopen After Emergency Closures Lifted | Published on Friday, May 15, 2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announce that the closure of the Lower Providence River conditional shellfish are... |
| May 5, 2026 | Shellfish Area 16E Closed Due to East Providence Sewage Discharge | Published on Tuesday, May 05, 2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the Lower Providence River conditional shellfish area, Area 16E, is closed immediately to shellfish harvest due... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Long-Term Repair to Charlestown Breachway to Begin | Published on Tuesday, October 07, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the Town of Charlestown, and the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) announce that a long-term repair project of ... |
| May 23, 2025 | Seasonal Shellfish Closures Take Effect May 24 | Published on Friday, May 23, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that seasonal shellfish harvesting area closures take effect at sunrise on Saturday, May 24, and will remain in place... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Coastal Land Conserved on Winnapaug Pond | Published on Thursday, April 17, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Jack Reed, Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Temporary Repair Work to Charlestown Breachway to Begin Tomorrow | Published on Thursday, October 17, 2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Town of Charlestown and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are announcing that temporary emergency repair work of the west wall of the Charlestown Breac... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | A new oyster hatchery is growing near R.I.’s Matunuck Oyster Bar | SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R. I. — Work is underway to build a new shellfish hatchery across from the Matunuck Oyster Bar.
The 4,118-square-foot, $2.4 million facility is a collaboration between Perry Raso — the man who put Matunuck oysters on the ma... |