By Savana Dunning — With little warning, Clean Ocean Access, the nonprofit agency that has cleaned up Aquidneck Island beaches for nearly a decade, announced that it will dissolve.

Clean Ocean Access (COA), a nonprofit organization with the vision of A Clean,

Healthy Ocean that is Accessible to All in its 10 year anniversary has made the difficult decision to dissolve the organization.

By Megan Monte — A Narragansett surfer runs local nonprofit’s beach cleanups to build community and keep shorelines healthy…

Sep 15, 1977 — Coverage of RIMS (RI Mobile Sportfishermen) patrol unit who responded to small and large issues. James Ibbison is named in the article as the Beach Patrol Director. James Lyons, then the director of CRMC, speaks favorably of conservation and work projects conducted by RIMS and encourages all Rhode Island beach users to come and take part in their upcoming beach cleanup. Ibbison, Morris and others are arrested during that project.