What’s next for contentious Tiverton oyster farm proposal? More meetings.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 819

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The more than six-year saga of an oyster farm proposed for Tiverton’s Sapowet Cove continues with no end in sight, after a state coastal lawyer rejected neighbors’ attempt to scrap the project.

A small crowd packed the second-floor state office where the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council met Tuesday, lured by a single line in the meeting agenda for a determination by CRMC …

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