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About the Site
Welcome to the Rhode Island Marine & Estuarine Invasive Species
Site! This site contains a wealth of information on the marine and estuarine
invasive species that pose a threat to Rhode Island waters. The site includes
species profiles, identification cards, professional education and outreach
documents, links, and more. The site exists as a means to distribute
information about invasive species to stakeholders in the state of Rhode
Island, and was created in 2010 by the
Narragansett Bay Research Reserve's (NBNERR)
Coastal Training Program
(CTP) as a part of the outreach and education efforts outlined in the Rhode
Island
Aquatic Invasive Species
Management Plan.
The RIAIS Management Plan was drafted in 2007 by the
RI Coastal Resources Management
Council (CRMC), the
Department of Environmental Management (DEM),
the
RI Natural History Survey
(RINHS), and the
University of
Rhode Island (URI). It outlines Rhode Island's strategy for dealing with
invasive species, and assigns tasks related to outreach, education, prevention,
monitoring, and management to various environmental organizations around the
state. These organizations collectively form the
RIAIS Working Group.
