RWU Law’s Marine Program Receives $1.2 Million Aquaculture Research Grant

RWU Law’s Marine Program Receives $1.2 Million Aquaculture Research Grant

Roger Williams University School of Law has been selected to participate in a $1.2 million award to promote the growth of Southern New England shellfish aquaculture, as part of a major National Sea Grant initiative.

“We are excited to be a part of this effort by the National Sea Grant program to advance sustainable aquaculture in the United States. It’s a wonderful opportunity to work with multiple partners in New England to best inform the growth of Southern New England shellfish aquaculture,” said Julia Wyman, director of the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program.

The Funding

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The funding is part of a $16 million package of awards announced by the National Sea Grant in September.

The awards will collectively fund 42 research projects nationwide aimed at advancing sustainable aquaculture in the United States. All awards require a 50 percent match of non-federal funds.

RWU Law’s proposal was one of 42 projects chosen from among 136 proposals requesting more than $52 million in federal funds.

“We’ll be able to hire several law students to work on this project through our Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellow Program. We look forward to providing sound legal and policy research to complement the scientific and economic research related to shellfish aquaculture,” said Wyman.

The project will be led by Connecticut Sea Grant and the University of Connecticut. 

In addition to RWU Law, partners include Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island; Woods Hole Sea Grant; the New England Aquarium; the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR); the National Marine Fisheries Service office in Milford, Conn.; Clark University and the George Perkins Marsh Institute.