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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2021 Commercial Tautog Tag Reports and Unused Tags<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please be advised that all RI commercial fishermen who received commercial tautog tags in 2021 must return all unused tags and tag reports to DEM</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<b><u><span style="color:red">no later than February 15, 2021</span></u></b>. <b>
<span style="color:red">Failure to return all unused tags and tag reports may result in the fishermen becoming ineligible to receive tags in 2022</span></b>, pursuant to
</span><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations, Part 3 - Finfish</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (section 3.11.2(C)).<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Unused 2021 RI commercial tautog tags and reports for 2021 tags may be returned by mail, or dropped off during business hours 8:30-4 Monday-Friday, to one of the following DEM offices:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Division of Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3 Fort Wetherill Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jamestown, RI 02835<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Division of Coastal Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">301 Great Island Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Narragansett, RI 02882<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note, any reports and/or tags without a name or license number attached will not be accepted. Failure to include name or license number may result in an inability to receive tags in the future.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Vladimir Script";color:#0070C0">Daniel Costa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">PORT MANAGER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Division of Coastal Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Port of Galilee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">301 Great Island Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Narragansett, RI 02882<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">401-782-4587</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="mailto:Dan.Costa@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:blue">Dan.Costa@dem.ri.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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