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Nancy Lavin
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Reporter, Rhode Island Current
Providence
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By Nancy Lavin Verified| Yahoo Verified John Walker of Newport, shown on his lobster boat south of Brenton Point in the summer 2018, is withdrawing from the Fishermen’s Advisory Board before it even meets this week with SouthCoast Wind. Walker said he learned he was confirmed to the board after reading a news article.
RHODE ISLAND: Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out
By Nancy Lavin Verified| Saving Seafood@ April 15, 2025 — When the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) put out a public call for volunteers to revive a state fishing advisory panel, a former panel member warned Jim Riggs against joining. Riggs, a 75-year-old recreational fisherman and retired electrician who lives in Westerly, applied anyway. “I feel that in order to have your voice heard when it comes to fisheries management, you’re either on the table or on the plate,” Riggs said in an interview.
RHODE ISLAND: Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out
By Nancy Lavin Verified| Saving Seafood@ April 15, 2025 — When the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) put out a public call for volunteers to revive a state fishing advisory panel, a former panel member warned Jim Riggs against joining. Riggs, a 75-year-old recreational fisherman and retired electrician who lives in Westerly, applied anyway. “I feel that in order to have your voice heard when it comes to fisheries management, you’re either on the table or on the plate,” Riggs said in an interview.
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Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island Current is an independent, nonprofit digital news site dedicated to bringing readers a steady stream of high quality, nonpartisan reporting about state government and public policy in the Ocean State. We are one of 39 state capital news outlets affiliated with States Newsroom. Our four-person team is committed to exploring the ways policy decisions affect how we live and learn, work and play, and plan and prosper.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Founded: 2023