Our Mission: Advancing Sound Coastal Governance Worldwide The Coastal Resources Center (CRC) mobilizes governments, business and communities around the world to work together as stewards of coastal ecosystems. With our partners we strive to define and achi

Rhode Island Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is made up of volunteers just like you! The chapter is comprised of individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds, educational experiences, ages, and outdoor pursuits. Despite our different perspectives

Covering more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, oceans are some of the most productive, yet threatened, natural systems in the world. With increasing pressures on our oceans and coasts, new and innovative strategies are needed to maintain and restore

Shellfish beds and reefs provide important habitat for other species, as well as acting as a breakwater for marshes and mangroves and stabilizing shorelines. Bivalve shellfish are suspension feeders that strain phytoplankton from water helping to clear and