KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 5, 2022 — A new initiative, spearheaded by 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri, will fund research – industry teams to address challenges faced by the seafood industry in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new Partnership for Research Excellence in Sustainable Seafood (PRESS) is a $1 million, four-year effort, established through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and made possible through federal funding secured by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSustainable seafood is good for our economy and the environment,\u201d Reed said. \u201cI am proud to have secured $1 million for this exciting new program that will benefit Rhode Island’s aquaculture industry, wild-caught fisheries, and the state\u2019s sustainable seafood sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom disease management to food safety to water quality, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s new PRESS program will address an array of critical seafood issues and serve as an important hub for research and development. This federal earmark will help 溏心vlog免费B站 grow our blue economy, enhance food security, and promote ocean conservation,\u201d said the senator, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The program aims to identify issues of concern and to respond directly with grants funded through a rapid response mechanism. A coordinating committee most familiar with these issues includes academic institutions; state, federal and non-governmental agencies; and industry experts in fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gomez-Chiarri, a professor of fisheries and aquaculture, will be guided by the committee in connecting researchers with industry members to team up to address emerging challenges and ongoing critical issues facing the fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood sectors in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seafood consumption in the United States has been on the rise, with demand expected to grow 60% by 2050. While the potential is great, this increase in seafood production and consumption is also threatened by weaknesses in processing and distribution chains. These challenges are further exacerbated by unexpected or unexplained events such as harmful algal blooms, disease, or area closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs researchers at a land grant and sea grant institution, we are often approached by industry hoping to develop solutions to challenges they face,\u201d Gomez-Chiarri said. \u201cThis initiative will allow us to quickly respond to these challenges with effective research, education, and technology tools created by teams of scientists and industry experts working together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objectives of the project are to identify emerging issues affecting seafood production; develop a research innovation and idea incubator driven by stakeholder input; develop or enhance workforce training and educational portals; and transfer technology to improve industry sustainability. This project will provide a model for addressing future challenges to seafood security in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The effort is a collaboration of the 溏心vlog免费B站 and local stakeholders in the seafood sectors, administered through Rhode Island Sea Grant. For more information, please visit https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/press\/ or email PRESSProject@uri.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 5, 2022 — A new initiative, spearheaded by 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri, will fund research – industry teams to address challenges faced by the seafood industry in Rhode Island. The new Partnership for Research Excellence in Sustainable Seafood (PRESS) is a $1 million, four-year effort, established through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81759"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81765,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81759\/revisions\/81765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}