[Rimarinefisheries] Informational Meeting Tomorrow on Recent Emergency Shellfishing Closure, Ongoing Monitoring for R.I. Waters

[rimarinefisheries at listserve.ri.gov]

INFORMATIONAL MEETING TOMORROW ON RECENT EMERGENCY

SHELLFISHING CLOSURE, ONGOING MONITORING FOR R.I. WATERS


PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), will hold an informational meeting tomorrow to review the recent emergency shellfishing closure for Rhode Island waters and plans for continued monitoring.


WHERE:  Corliss Auditorium
University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography
215 South Ferry Road
Narragansett, RI 02882 [campus map<http://www.gso.uri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Narragansett-Bay-Campus-Map.pdf>]

WHEN:    Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | 5:00 p.m.


On Saturday, October 15, the precautionary shellfish harvesting closure for Narragansett Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, Kickemuit River, Sakonnet River and their tributaries was lifted. The week-long emergency closure was due to a confirmed harmful algae bloom caused by the presence of toxic phytoplankton, Pseudo-nitzschia spp.  During the emergency closure, DEM and RIDOH analyzed water and shellfish samples for the presence of the toxin, domoic acid. All shellfish samples collected throughout the Bay tested negative, allowing the waters to be reopened. At tomorrow's meeting, DEM and RIDOH will review the actions taken during the closure as well as their plans for continued monitoring of impacted waters.


For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit www.dem.ri.gov<http://www.dem.ri.gov>.  Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM<http://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM> or on Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM) for timely updates.

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Rose Amoros Jones, MBA | Chief Public Affairs Officer
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908
401.222.4700 x 7273 (O); 401.340.0182 (C)
rose.jones at dem.ri.gov<mailto:rose.jones at dem.ri.gov> (E); www.dem.ri.gov<http://www.dem.ri.gov/> (W)


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