David Alves

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  www.rimonthly.com/Rhode-Island-Monthly/April-2006/The-B - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/1/2006    Last Visited: 4/18/2007  

  David Alves, of the Coastal Resources Management Council, coordinates the program.
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  There are now about eighty-five acres of shellfish farms in Rhode Island, says Alves.The regulatory environment has changed dramatically, making it easier to get permits.Technical support from the state is robust."This has really turned around," says Alves.
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  The bay is a busy place, and the permitting process helps to ensure that conflicts are minimized, says Alves.
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  "I don't think you would ever see finfish farming approved in Narragansett Bay," says Alves.The trouble is that fish that can swim, can swim away, so they have to be confined, causing a lot of user-conflict issues.And disease tends to percolate among the densely kept fish, which can then infect wild populations.
  
  But the kicker is that while shellfish can filter their own food straight from the seawater, finfish have to be fed.And that has a significant impact on water quality."You get a lot of uneaten food and feces in the water," says Alves.
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  Alves says that for now, there is still room to expand, although he can foresee a time when that won't be the case.
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  Alves, of the CRMC, says there is another strategy in the works for aquaculture that might prove less daunting.
  
  "We expect to soon have a new finfish farm," he said in January."There's an application in the works to grow koi in Kingston."Koi is an ornamental fish popular for garden ponds.They would be grown in artificial ponds that have no streams in or out, Alves said, so introduction of the non-native species is less of an issue."The waste that accumulates on the bottom can be recycled as fertilizer," he said."It seems to be an environmentally sustainable project."
  
  The other advantage is that since the farm ponds are small and shallow, it's simpler to manage them and protect the fish from predators.Harvesting is easy and safe, with no worries about wind and weather. It looks good on paper, and Alves is excited about it.

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  www.projo.com/news/content/aquaculture_05-16-07_AD5KQAR - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/16/2007    Last Visited: 5/16/2007  

  Scott and David Alves, the CRMC's aquaculture coordinator, in giving an annual report on the industry last week, said the key to making aquaculture work in Rhode Island is "inclusiveness."
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  "Now, every user has a veto power," said Alves."It's a negotiation."
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  In addition to the individual farms, Alves reported that related industries in Rhode Island that distribute aquaculture products or make equipment used on farms grossed $3.5 million last year.
  
  Also, aquaculture research at Roger Williams University and URI is generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants.

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  www.was.org/Usas/Newsletter/newsletter3.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/1/2003    Last Visited: 3/7/2007  

  Funds were routed from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and managed by David Alves, Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) state aquaculture initiative coordinator, assisted by Barry Costa-Pierce, Rhode Island Sea Grant Director, and Ames Colt, Rhode Island Sea Grant Associate Director.
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  For information on funded projects and other aspects of the program, contact David Alves, State Aquaculture Initiative Coordinator, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, Stedman Government Center, 4808 Tower Hill Rd., Wakefield, RI 02879.Phone: 401-783-3370; Fax: 401-783-3767; Email: .
  
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  ponds.advice-tips.com/Pond_Management.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/8/2008    Last Visited: 11/8/2008  

  Dave Alves, state aquaculture coordinator from the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), told a joint meeting of the Shellfish Commission and Harbors Committee Wednesday that his agency is preparing to recommend that the state allow a maximum of 5 percent of any state water body be used for aquaculture.
  
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  www.projo.com/news/content/SC_WESTERLY_AQUACULTURE_10-2 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/25/2007    Last Visited: 10/25/2007  

  Instead of voting on the application, which according to aquaculture coordinator David Alves has met all the requirements for approval, the coastal council voted to continue the hearing until after Gardner has met with neighbors and other opponents.

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  www.ncagr.com/markets/aquaculture/statecontacts.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/20/2002    Last Visited: 12/17/2007  

  David Alves401.783.7587

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  02.12.03 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/12/2003    Last Visited: 10/20/2005  

  Dave Alves, Aquaculture Coordinator, reminded us of our responsibility to inform DEM 7 days prior to the importation of any animals.

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  Aquatic Network: Job Opening - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/1/2001    Last Visited: 3/27/2005  

  Director Or: David Alves, Aquaculture Coordinator

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  Growfish News Article - Back in good stock - Rhode... - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 10/24/2008  

  In Rhode Island, the industry is limited to shellfish, and farmers made just $478,000 last year, according to David Alves, aquaculture coordinator for the Coastal Resources Management Council.

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  Index for March 2008 - Commercial Fisheries News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/1/2008    Last Visited: 5/17/2009  

  NARRAGANSETT, RI – The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council's Feb. 11 meeting focused on advisory panel reports and recommendations, starting with a report from David Alves, aquaculture coordinator for the state's Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). ...continued

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