A shellfishing ban in Narragansett Bay has been lifted ahead of schedule. All conditional areas were closed over the weekend and will reopen today at…
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Majority Of Local Waters Come Up Negative In Testing For Shellfish Toxin
State officials worked over the weekend, collecting more water and shellfish samples to test for a toxin produced by algae blooms. Concerns about health…
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Former Bishop, Kenneth Angell Dies At 86
The eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has died. Kenneth Angell, a Rhode Island native, who served as bishop of the Burlington…
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Rhode Island Fisherman To Be Honored At White House For Sustainability Efforts
The White House is honoring a Rhode Island fisherman Friday for his work promoting sustainable fishing in the industry. Chris Brown has been fishing for…
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Dead And Entangled Right Whales Off New England Coast, A Sign Gear Rules Aren’t Working?
The recent death of two right whales in the Gulf of Maine and the discovery of another entangled in fishing gear is bringing renewed attention to the…
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New Effort Underway To Study Black Sea Bass In Southern New England
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation is kicking off a new project to collect data on black sea bass, a species that has moved north in search of…
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President Obama Names First Marine National Monument In Atlantic Ocean
This morning President Barack Obama announced he’s protecting nearly 5,000 square miles of marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean. He calls his…
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At Point Judith, Capturing The Fishing Industry’s Past and Present
Fishermen and industry advocates say there’s a real hunger among people to learn more about how fishermen do what they do. That’s why they’re planning…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Legacy Of Bill Malinowski, Who Died Too Young
Update: Services for Malinowski: Calling hours 4 to 7 Monday at Watson Funeral Home, East Providence. Funeral Mass Tuesday 10 a.m. at St. Luke’s Church…
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Elorza Rips Providence Canvassers’ Chair For Opposing More Information In Carnevale Case
The two-member Providence Board of Canvassers split on a partisan line Wednesday on whether to accept more information in considering whether state Rep…
