[Rimarinefisheries] Proposed regulatory amendments - WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC HEARING - 2/16/2015

[Duhamel, Peter (DEM)]

Hello, 

 

A workshop and public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the RI
Marine Fisheries regulations is scheduled for Monday, February 16, 2015
in the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography,
Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882.  The
workshop will begin at 4:30PM, followed by the hearing at 7:00PM, for
the following sixteen items:

                            

1)     Amendments to RIMFR - Shellfish, regarding the establishment of
regulations to reduce the risk of Vibrio illness associated with the
consumption of commercially harvested quahaugs (section 6, 16, and 17);

2)     Amendments to RIMFR - Shellfish, regarding technical
clarifications (i.e., no actual changes proposed);

3)     Amendments to Part XV - Lobsters, Other Crustaceans, and
Horseshoe Crabs regarding removal of escape vent placement requirement
(section 15.13.2);

4)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for
recreational Summer Flounder (section 7.7.1);

5)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for
recreational Tautog (section 7.9.1);

6)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for
commercial Tautog (section 7.9.2); 

7)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for
recreational Scup (section 7.11.1);

8)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for
recreational Black Sea Bass (section 7.14.1);

9)     Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding management for Spiny
dogfish (section 7.15);

10)  Amendments to Part XII - Striped Bass, regarding management for
recreational Striped Bass (section 12.1);

11)  Amendments to Part XII - Striped Bass, regarding management for
commercial Striped Bass general category (section 12.3);

12)  Amendments to Part XII - Striped Bass, regarding management for
commercial Striped Bass floating fish trap (section 12.5);

13)  Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding general editing for
improved clarity;

14)  Amendments to Part VII - Finfish, regarding addition of a Quota
Management section (proposed section 7.1; in conjunction with hearing
item #15);

15)  Amendments to Part III - Marine Fisheries Council, regarding
deletion of the Quota Management section (section 3.1; in conjunction
with hearing item #14);

16)  Amendments to Part X - Equipment Restrictions, regarding deletion
of redundant sections that are currently included elsewhere in RIMFR.

 

Written comments concerning the proposed regulations may be submitted to
Peter Duhamel, Division of Fish and Wildlife - Marine Fisheries office,
3 Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown, RI 02835 no later than 12:00 Noon on
February 16, 2015. A copy of the proposed regulations will be available
for review from January 16 through February 16, 2015 at the Marine
Fisheries offices. A copy of the proposed regulation(s) has also been
filed on the Office of the Secretary of State's website at 
http://sos.ri.gov/ProposedRules/ in accordance with the requirements of
RIGL 42-35 - Administrative Procedures Act.  When posted, proposed
annotated regulations and presentations will also be available on the
DEM Marine Fisheries webpage at 
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn021615.htm.

 

Thank you

DEM Marine Fisheries staff

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