Explore the Interactive Aquaculture Lease Map (RI DEM web site)

(For informational purposes only. See official Assent files for acreage and operational details)

Instructions for using the Interactive Lease Map (PDF)

Best Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry (PDF)

RI Shellfish Management Plan web site (RI SeaGrant)
Memorandum of Agreement between the RIDEM and the CRMC (PDF)

• 2023 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)
• 2022 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)
• 2021 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)
• 2020 Annual Aquaculture Report (PDF)
• Aquaculture Reports Archive (older reports)

Total Organic Carbon in Sediments around Aquaculture Farms in Coastal Rhode Island (PDF)

Developing methods for analysis and drawing conclusions from larval settlement monitoring in Narragansett Bay: Is the timing of seasonal recruitment a driver of non-native success in the intertidal fouling community? (PDF)

Rhode Island Aquaculture Working Group Papers

Aquaculture Application and Permitting Process (PDF)
Aquaculture Application Package (PDF)
Research/Educational Aquaculture Application (PDF)
Recreational Aquaculture Application (PDF)
Experimental Aquaculture Application (PDF)
Aquaculture Lease Transfer Request Form (PDF)
Shellfish Marketing Guide (PDF)
DEM Aquaculture License Application (PDF)

East Coast Shellfish Growers Association — The mission of the ECSGA is to promote responsible commercial shellfish aquaculture through market research and promotion, active involvement in public education, participation in policy formation at the state and national levels, and directed research.

URI Aquaculture Extension Program — Provides the most current ​science-based ​information in sustainable and profitable aquacultural crop production practices​ to growers through site visits, periodic publications, workshops and more.

Perry Raso (CRMC File No. 2017-12-086) Post-Hearing Briefs

Raso Subcommittee Recommendation (PDF)

Aquaculture of Marine Species in RI Waters

RI Vibrio Control Guidance for Growers (PDF)

RI Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES) Permit Guidance for Aquaculture Projects (PDF)

Freshwater Aquaculture and Its Permitting in Rhode Island: Two Case Studies (PDF)

February 7, 2022 Working Group Meeting

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Planned Revisions to the CRMC Aquaculture Application process (PPT)

December 7, 2021 Working Group Meeting

• Meeting Video (YouTube)
• Stakeholder Comments (PDF)