May 20, 2020 – Boston, MAThe Baker-Polito Administration, in partnership with the State of Rhode Island and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), today announced grants worth $1.1 million to four institutions (INSPIRE Environmental, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Rhode Island, and New Bedford Port Authority) to support regional fisheries studies that will […]

We present a multi-modal approach consisting of multibeam bathymetry, video, and still imagery that collectively provides the knowledge base necessary to perform impact assessments in glacial moraine habitats largely composed of hard substrata.

The submerged parts of offshore wind farms (OWFs) act as artificial reefs, providing new habitats and likely affecting fisheries resources. In this paper we focus on how the artificial reefs established by OWFs affect ecosystem structure and functioning.

Kathy Vigness-Raposa has joined INSPIRE Environmental (Newport, Rhode Island), bringing experience in monitoring the impacts of offshore energy installations on marine mammals to the leading marine environmental company.

In book: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (pp.752-764) Edition: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, third edition Publisher: Elsevier

SPI, a driving technology at INSPIRE, has finally made it into the books! Soon to appear in the third edition of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, literature with INSPIRE’s Dr. Kersey Sturdivant as co-author has been published. Sampling Techniques for the Marine Benthos, currently available online (here), can shed some light on what makes SPI […]

This past week Dr. Drew Carey co-chaired the panel for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea’s (ICES) Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) during their annual meeting in Brussels. ICES is the world’s oldest intergovernmental science organization and Dr. Carey joined the conversation between international scientists moving forward […]

INSPIRE Environmental has been awarded two, 5-year, $5M prime contracts to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New York and New England.  Under contract with the New York District, INSPIRE will provide scientific and engineering services for monitoring dredged material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) off of New York and New […]

INSPIRE Environmental is proud to introduce two new members to our team as we build out our capabilities to support new endeavors in 2019. Born and raised in Rhode Island and a self-professed “shark kid,” Brian Gervelis joins us as INSPIRE’s new Project Scientist. Brian received his BS in Marine Biology and his MS in […]

INSPIRE is making moves! INSPIRE is excited to announce our move to Innovate Newport, a co-working and incubator space opening in early 2019. Formerly the Sheffield School, Innovate Newport will host INSPIRE and expand our operations with a fiber-optic internet, a beautiful modern office space, and opportunities for community engagement in downtown Newport. Occupying roughly […]