[Rimarinefisheries] Workshop and Public Hearing - September 21, 2015 [Note: Links on the notice web page should be functional by tomorrow morning]

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Hello, 

 

A workshop and public hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 21,
2015 in the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography,
Coastal Institute Building, Hazard Room, South Ferry Road, Narragansett,
RI 02882.  The workshop will begin at 4:30PM, followed by the hearing at
6:00PM, for the following items:

                             

1) Proposed amendments to "RIMFR - Commercial and Recreational Saltwater
Fishing Licensing Regulations": 

a. Exit/entry ratios for quahaug and soft-shell clam endorsement
(section 6.1-10); 

b. Procedures for adopting Sector Management Plan (section 6.2-1); 

c. Issuance of new licenses upon sale of vessel and gear (section
6.7-8); and 

d. Date for submittal of Student Shellfish licenses (sections 5, 6.7-3,
and 6.8-5). 

 

2) Proposed amendments to "RIMFR - Aquaculture Marine Species in Rhode
Island Waters": 

a. Proposed definitions (new section 7); 

b. Clarifying and updating permitting and submission requirements (new
section 8.0); 

c. Clarifying submission requirements for the shipment and importation
of shellfish seed (new section 9.2); 

d. Reduce the time period requirement for the harvest of shellfish
transferred from other than approved waters as seed (new section 9.8); 

e. Updating tagging requirements (new section 11.1); and 

f. General editing to improved readability (entire regulation). 

 

3) Proposed repeal of "RIMFR - Marine Fisheries Council". 

 

4) Proposed repeal of 2015 Finfish, Shellfish, and Crustacean Sector
Management Plans. 

 

5) Proposed amendments to RIMFR - Lobster, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans"
to correct the minimum escape vent size and season closure dates for
LCMA 4 for consistency with the federal management plan (sections 8.4.3
and 8.4.10). 

 

The proposed amendments and annotated regulations have been filed with
the Secretary of State and can be found on their website at the
following link: http://sos.ri.gov/ProposedRules/ and on the Marine
Fisheries website at 
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn092115.htm.

 

Thank you

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