Dennis Nixon Professor of Marine Affairs     Education: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of the Environment and Life Sciences J.D., University of Cincinnati Law School   Research Areas: Admiralty law, with particular reference to research and fishing vessels Fisheries law and management Coastal zone law Marine pollution law Marine insurance   Selected Publications:   "The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Fisheries Licensing in Rhode Island," Rhode Island Bar Journal May 2001 "Recent Developments in Oceanographic Research Vessel Law," Proceedings: Ocean 2000, Marine Technology Society (2000) "The Legacy of the North Cape Spill: A New Legal Environment for the Tug and Barge Industry," 4 Ocean & Coastal Law Journal 209 (1999) "Products Liability and Pleasure Boats," 29 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 243 (1998) "IFQs After the Sustainable Fisheries Act," in Speir (ed.) , Sustainable Fisheries for the 21st Century? (New Orleans: Tulane University, 1998) "Legal Concerns in the Fishing Industry," in Richard Langley (ed.), Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (Durham: Duke University Press, 1997) "Marine Fisheries -- Are They Sustainable?" Forum vol. 11, no. 2, p. 24 (1996) "Marine Insurance and World Shipping," in Lovett (ed.), The World Shipping Market and U.S. Policies, (Westport: Praeger, 1996) "Managing Marine Fisheries Through Individual Transferable Quotas," in Limiting Access to Marine Fisheries: Keeping the Focus on Conservation (CMC/WWF: Wash. D.C.) (1994) Marine and Coastal Law (Westport: Praeger, 1994) "Shoreline Access in Rhode Island: A Case Study of Black Point," 42 Maine Law Review 95 (1990) "The Filling of Long Bay: The Legacy of a Colonial Past," 15 Ocean and Shoreline Management 1 (1990) "Evolution of Public and Private Rights to Rhode Island's Shore," 14 Suffolk University Law Review, 313 (1990)   Sponsored Research:   "Intermodal Transport of Petroleum Products: Regulatory Issues in the Development of Smart Terminals," URI Transportation Research Center, 2000-2001 "Risk Management, Marine Insurance, and Legal Support for the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Fleet," 1991-2005. National Science Foundation.