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Progress Reports

Meeting Information

Reports and Files

Proposed Changes

Ocean SAMP Updates

Ocean SAMP Update 1/17/13

Extension of comment period for the Block Island Wind Farm (PDF)

Deepwater Wind Block Island permit application notice to construct and maintain the Block Island Wind Farm (PDF)

Deep Water Wind Block Island wind turbine project application

Ocean SAMP Update 7/12/12

Council to appoint a Habitat Advisory Board

CRMC approves Ocean SAMP (also see the Governor’s release)

Ocean SAMP

     Volume 1: Full Official Ocean SAMP as submitted to the RI Secretary of State (PDF)

Individual Sections (PDF):

• Cover
• Letter from CRMC Chairman Michael M. Tikoian
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Ecology of the SAMP Region
• Chapter 3. Global Climate Change
• Chapter 4. Cultural and Historical Resources
• Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries
• Chapter 6. Recreation and Tourism
• Chapter 7. Marine Transportation, Navigation, and Infrastructure
• Chapter 8. Renewable Energy and Other Offshore Development
• Chapter 9. Other Future Uses
• Chapter 10. Existing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies
• Chapter 11. The Policies of the Ocean SAMP

     Volume 2: Technical Reports (PDF)

Individual Sections (PDF):

1. The Planning and Policy Context by Kenneth Payne
2. Characterizing the Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters Off Rhode Island, Part 1: Literature Review, Available Observations, and A Representative Model Simulation by Daniel L. Codiga and David S. Ullman
3. Characterizing the Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters Off Rhode Island, Part 2: New Observations of Water Properties, Currents, and Waves by Daniel L. Codiga and David S. Ullman
4. Benthic Habitat Distribution and Subsurface Geology in Selected Sites from the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Study Area by Monique LaFrance, Emily Shumchenia, John King, Robert Pockalny, Bryan Oakley, Sheldon Pratt, Jon Boothroyd
5. Investigations into Block Island's Submerged Cultural Sites and Landscapes for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2010 by Rod Mather and John Jensen
6. High Resolution Modeling of Meteorological, Hydrodynamic, Wave and Sediment processes in the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP study area by Stephan Grilli and Jeffrey Harris, et al.
7. Typical Meteorological Conditions and Occurrence of Disturbances in Support of the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP by John Merrill
8. Analysis of Extreme Wave Climates in Rhode Island Waters South of Block Island by T.G. Asher, Annette Grilli, Stephan Grilli, and Malcolm L. Spaulding
9. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Surface Chlorophyll, Primary Production, and Benthic Metabolism in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds by Scott Nixon, Stephen Granger, Candace Oviatt, Lindsey Fields, Jeff Mercer
10. 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 by Robert D. Kenney and Kathleen J. Vigness-Raposa
11. The Spatial Distribution, Abundance, and Flight Ecology of Birds in Nearshore and Offshore Waters of Rhode Island by Peter W.C. Paton, Scott R. McWilliams, Kristopher J. Winiarski and Carol L. Trocki
12. Acoustic Noise, and Electromagnetic Study in Support of the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP by James Miller, Gopu R. Potty, Kathleen Vigness-Raposa, David Casagrande, Lisa A. Miller, Jeffrey Nystuen, and Peter M. Scheifele
13. Baseline Characterization: Data sources, methods, and results (Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Appendix A) by Erin Bohaboy, Anna Malek, and Jeremy Collie
14. Fisheries Ecology and Benthic Habitat in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2010 by Anna Malek, Jeremy Collie, Monique LaFrance and John King
15. Fisheries Activity Maps: Methods and Data Sources (Chapter 5. Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Appendix B) by Tiffany Smythe, Sarah Smith, and Dave Beutel
16. Application of Technology Development Index and Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Methods to Ocean Renewable Energy Facility Siting by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Annette Grilli, Christopher Damon, and Grover Fugate
17. High Resolution Application of the Technology Development Index (TDI) in State Waters South of Block Island by Annette Grilli, Malcolm L. Spaulding, Christopher Damon, and Ravi Sharma
18. Development of a Technology Type Factor for Jacket Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines in Rhode Island by M.S. Ravi Sharma, Jonas Hensel, Christopher D.P. Baxter, and Sau-Lon James Hu
19. Wind Resource Assessment in the Vicinity of a Small, Low Relief Coastal Island by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Ravi Sharma, Annette Grilli, Marty Bell, Alex Crosby, and Lauren Decker
20. Evaluation of Wind Statistics and Energy Resources in Southern RI Coastal Waters by Annette Grilli, Malcolm L. Spaulding, Alex Crosby, and Ravi Sharma
21. Meteorological Model based Wind Resource Assessment in the Vicinity of Block Island by Malcolm L. Spaulding, Marty Bell, Jay Titlow, Annette Grilli, Ravi Sharma, Lauren Decker and Daniel Mendelsohn
22. Report of the Ocean Special Area Management Plan Stakeholder Process to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council by Kenneth Payne
23. Ecological and Service Valuation, a Principal Component and Cluster Analysis Approach: An Ecological and Service Typology in the Ocean SAMP Area by Annette R. Grilli and Tania Lado
24. The Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment: Implications for the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP region. The Nature Conservancy, Rhode Island Chapter, Providence, RI. by Kevin Ruddock
25. Enhanced ocean landscape and ecological value characterization for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan study area using Habitat Typology and Habitat Template approachesby Emily J. Shumchenia and Annette Grilli
26. Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan: Studies Investigating the Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Marine Birds in Nearshore and Offshore Waters of Rhode Island by Kristopher Winiarski, Peter Paton, Scott McWilliams and David Miller
27. Ocean Special Area Management Plan Science Research Agenda by Monique LaFrance and Michelle Carnevale
28. Ecological Value Map (EVM) for the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan – May 2011 Update by Deborah French McCay, Melanie Schroeder, Eileen Graham, Danielle Reich, and Jill Rowe

Ocean SAMP Subcommittee

• Anne Maxwell Livingston, Chair
• Don Gomez, Vice Chair
• Paul Lemont
• Dave Abedon
• Tony Affigne

Ocean SAMP Progress Reports (PDF)

• Ocean SAMP 1st Quarter Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 2nd Quarter Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 3rd Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 4th Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 5th Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 6th Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 7th Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 8th Period Narrative and Financial Report
• Ocean SAMP 9th Period Narrative and Financial Report

Ocean SAMP Meeting Information

	1/7/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	2/3/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	4/30/2009	Agenda	Cancelled
	5/14/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	8/13/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	9/3/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	9/21/2009	Agenda	Cancelled
	10/1/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	10/15/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	11/5/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	11/19/2009	Agenda	Minutes
	1/14/2010	Agenda	Minutes
	1/21/2010	Agenda	Minutes
	2/4/10	Agenda	Minutes
	3/4/10	Agenda	Minutes
	3/18/10	Agenda	Minutes
	4/1/10	Agenda	Cancelled
	4/15/10	Agenda	Minutes
	5/6/10	Agenda	Minutes
	5/20/10	Agenda	Minutes
	6/15/10	Agenda	Minutes
	7/1/10	Agenda	Minutes
	7/19/10	Agenda
	7/22/10	Agenda

 

Reports & Files

Ocean SAMP Proposal (PDF)

Ocean SAMP Offshore Renewable Energy – M. Spaulding, Ph.D. (PDF)

EBC Rhode Island Chapter Seminar; Wind Energy in Rhode Island: An Update – M. Spaulding, Ph.D. (PDF)

Ocean Planning – G. Fugate, CRMC Executive Director (PDF)

RI Winds Report (PDF)

RI Natural History Survey 13th Annual Conference: Rhode Island’s Off-Shore Marine Ecosystem and the Potential Impacts of Alternative Energy Development – April 23, 2009 (PDF)

Proposed Changes

Public Hearing Date	Regulation (PDF)
5/4/11	Proposed changes to the Ocean Special Area Management Plan – Additional staff proposed changes based on comments received from the public notice – Notice of Rescheduling of Public Hearing – Additional staff proposed changes based on comments received from the public notice
12/14/10	Proposed changes to the RICRMP Sections: 210.3.C.4 Coastal Wetlands; 335.C.2 Protection and Enhancement of Public Access to the Shore; Section 300.14 Maintenance of Structures; Section 210.2.D Barrier Islands and Spits; Section 130 Special Exceptions; Section 300.6 Treatment of Sewage and Stormwater – Council Memo
8/24/10	Notice of rescheduling to August 24 for Ocean SAMP Chapters 5 and 8 Notice of proposed changes to Ocean SAMP Chapter 2 – Public review draft (comments due 8/6/10)
7/23/10	Public notice of Ocean SAMP document release: Executive Summary, Section 100: Introduction, Section 1100: Chapter 11 – New Policies and Regulations and the Full Ocean SAMP document
7/20/10	Notice of rescheduling to July 20 for Chapters 4 and 9 Proposed changes to Ocean SAMP Chapters 4, 5, 8, and 9
6/22/10	Proposed changes to Ocean SAMP Chapters 2, 3, and 10