NOTICE: The CRMC permit database is temporarily down.
Please call CRMC offices at (401) 783-3370 for permit questions and thank you for your patience.

January 2025
Calendar

Frequently Asked
Questions

Now Processing All Beach
Vehicle Permits Online

Section 309 of the CZMA – Program Assessment for Enhancement Strategy 2025 Survey

Wind Energy Project Updates and Navigational Resources

Refer to the Orsted and USCG documents below for more details:

• Orsted Mariners Briefing
  
• Orsted Update on Cable Installation Progress
  
• U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners, District 1

Orsted Navigational Resources:

• Downloadable Plotter Files — Click “Start Drawing” at the bottom of the page. Draw a box around the area(s) desired. Select the desired plotter file type
• Wind Farm Coordinates
• Navigational Charts

Longtime Council Member Don Gomez honored

CRMC and NBNERR seek pre-proposals for Habitat Restoration Trust Fund projects
*Deadline for RI Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust Fund RFPs extended to 12/31/24

Six ROWs adopted under CRMC Adopt-An-Access Program

Second phase of Public Shoreline Access Management Plan to begin

SouthCoast Wind geophysical and geotechnical surveys

Revolution Wind Export Cable Installation in RI State Waters

Public Hearing Notification for Special Exception — Rhode Island Energy (PDF)

2023 Report: Aquaculture has slight dip but still positive trend since 2020

Temporary repair work to Charlestown Breachway to begin October 18th

CRMC Federal Performance Evaluation — Tuesday, October 15th

Marine Safety Information Bulletins:
MSIB 08-24 – Safety Zone West Passage Narragansett (PDF)
MSIB 07-24 - Jamestown Airshow (PDF)

CRMC issues erosion FAQs
Coastal Erosion Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Find valuable recreational fishing locations with the new RI Recreational Fishing Tool

SouthCoast Wind Federal Consistency BOEM Letter, Compensatory Mitigation, and Staff Recommendation

CRMC and NBNERR seek pre-proposals for Habitat Restoration Trust Fund projects

Webinar - Behind the Scenes of the RI Coastal Access Bill

Report: Aquaculture is back in a big way in 2022
2022 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)

CRMC funds five habitat restoration projects

RI Coastal Program, CRMC take unique approach to wind farm review

US Army Corps of Engineers RI Coastline Coastal Storm Risk Management Project
— Click here to contact USACE

Application for replacement and revision of the Army Corps of Engineers RI General Permit for a standard period of 5 years (PDF)

CRMC, URI introduces Beach SAMP tools to coastal communities
– STORMTOOLS Information
– Review of Adaptation Strategies (PDF)

Regarding the Washington Bridge reconstruction

CRMC is open—click here for more information.

Notice of proposed amendments to the Red Book to include the administrative penalty matrix guidance for violations

Notice of proposed amendments to the Management Procedures to include the administrative penalty matrix guidance for violations

Proposed amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule

NMFS Consistency Determination Letter for Proposed Rule to Amend the NARW Vessel Strike Reduction Rule

Public Notice for July 23rd Meeting of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee *Note: rescheduled from July 9th

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking — Petition for Promulgation of Rules submitted on behalf of Quidnessett Country Club

Petition

REVISED - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for submerged renewable energy cables in state waters

• Anbaric Comments
• Fisherman’s Advisory Board Comments
• Ørsted Comments
• Tetra Tech Comments

Petition for Declaratory Ruling 2020-07-083

• Continuation Notice 12/8/20
• CRMC Meeting Notification 12/8/20
• Staff report 2020-07-083

Would you like to make a formal request to access the public records of the CRMC?  Please contact Lisa Turner, APRA Coordinator and Keeper of the Records at 401-783-3370 or LTurner@crmc.ri.gov. The CRMC Policies on Access to Public Records can be viewed in Section 1.15 of the Management Procedures (650-10-00-1), adopted in accordance with RIGL §38-2-1 et. seq.

Materials Dredged from Providence River to be Reused on South Quay Project

Providence River dredging to benefit two RI communities

Warwick mayor announces $565K project to improve Oakland Beach

CRMC’s Dave Beutel speaks on “Divided Waters: Can offshore wind energy and the fishing industry coexist in the age of climate change?” panel

CRMC’s Janet Freedman in WPRI’s “State of the Bay”

A Rising Challenge: Rhode Island Grapples with the Policy and Practice of Coastal Resiliency

The Smallest State and Why It's Getting Smaller

Trash pushes Providence river dredging into January, over budget

Extreme climate change has arrived in America

Ground zero for 1938 Hurricane: More vulnerable than ever

Can offshore wind and commercial fishing coexist?

Major Flooding Hits MA South Shore During Snowstorm, But Why Not RI, South Coast?

Congress's 'watchdog' agency urges federal response on costly impacts

Using Dredged Materials to Improve a Salt Marsh

Two projects are under way in R.I. to raise salt marshes threatened by environmental change

Saving our salt marshes: Groups work to protect vital ecosystem

'Drowning' Charlestown marsh getting lift above rising sea

Narrow River dredging project underway