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The marine biologists of the Schmidt Ocean Institute are a busy bunch. Over the last few years, scientists aboard the ...

The law authorizes the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to offer $10 commercial licenses to harvest green ...

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The decision follows the Marine Biological Laboratory’s transition toward self-sufficiency over the past few years.

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