Ocean Samp

OCEAN SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN DOCUMENT

• Ocean SAMP Chapter Timeline
• Goals & Principles
• Chapter 1. Introduction (draft 10.21.09)
• Chapter 6. Recreation and Tourism (draft 10.30.09)
• Potential effects of offshore renewable energy on recreation and tourism activities for your review (draft 10.30.09) -- to be included in Chapter 8. Renewable Energy

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NEWS

• Leading the Way Forward. Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan: A National Model for the Future - YEAR ONE
• Endeavor embarks on Ocean SAMP research

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FACTSHEETS

• Ocean SAMP factsheet
• Regulatory factsheet  

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RESEARCH DOCUMENTS

• Rhode Island CRMC Ocean Special Area Management Plan Research Projects Overview
• Application of Technology Development Index and Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Methods to Ocean Renewable Energy Facility Siting
• Draft Technical Report. Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Nearby Waters: An Analysis of Existing Data for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan. This large file has been divided into three sections and posted here in .zip files. Please contact Amber Neville at amber@crc.uri.edu if you have any problems downloading.
  
  Download: Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3

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MAPS

• Proposed SAMP boundary area map
• Fisheries Usage Maps (revised 10/1/2009)

For other project maps, please visit www.narrbay.org/d_projects/oceansamp/

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PRESENTATIONS

• Marine Spatial Planning For Ocean Resources. Presented by Grover Fugate, September 2009.
• Ocean SAMP: General Overview. This presentation describes CRMC, its authority, what SAMPs are, who is developing the Ocean SAMP, and what it is designed to accomplish.
• Ocean SAMP: Block Island Public Meeting Presentation. This presentation provides an overview of the Ocean SAMP project and was presented on September 21, 2009 at the Block Island Town Hall in a public meeting.
• Addressing Climate Change with the Ocean SAMP. This presentation addresses climate change concerns for Rhode Island, impacts and issues, and the role of the SAMP to address climate change. Presented by Pamela Rubinoff at the December 2, 2008 Stakeholder meeting.
• A Short Geological History of Block Island and Rhode Island Sounds. Presented by Jon Boothroyd at the January 6, 2008 Stakeholder meeting
• Rhode Island Ocean SAMP: Fall 2008 Endeavor Cruise Results and Proposed Future Work. This presentation covers the research effort to develop and analyze an inventory of ocean floor sediments within the Ocean SAMP boundary.
• Preliminary Screening Analysis for Ocean SAMP. Presented by Malcolm Spaulding at the February 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• RI Wind Farm Siting Study Acoustic Noise and Electromagnetic Effects. Presented by James Miller at the April 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Nearby Waters presented by Dr. Robert Kenney at the June 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Assessing Rhode Island Sound’s Nearshore and Offshore Avian Resource Prior to Potential Alternative Energy Development presented by Dr. Peter Paton at the October 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• The Ocean SAMP Introduction Chapter: An Overview. Presented by Grover Fugate and Jennifer McCann at the October 2009 stakeholder meeting.
• Overview of the Ocean SAMP Recreation and Tourism Chapter. Presented by Tiffany Smythe and Michelle Armsby at the October 2009 stakeholder meeting

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS

• Ocean SAMP Proposal
• Outreach Summary
• Existing CRMC SAMP Process Timeline
• Applied Science Associates Sole Source
• Organizational chart and committee list

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FISHERIES DOCUMENTS

• Fisheries Process and Timeline (Revised 10/5/2009)
• Commercial Fisheries Issues and Opportunities
• Recreational Fisheries Issues and Opportunities
• Guide to the Cape Wind EIS: Excerpts of Interest to Fishermen
• Ocean SAMP Fisheries Usage Maps. Presented by Dave Beutel at the March 2009 stakeholder meeting (Revised 10/1/2009)

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STAKEHOLDER MEETING MATERIAL

List of Stakeholders

DOWNLOAD 2009-2010 OCEAN SAMP STAKEHOLDER MEETING DATES

As SAMP materials are produced, they will be posted here for downloading. If you have any questions or to receive updates via e-mail, please contact Jennifer McCann at (401) 874-6127 or mccann@gso.uri.edu