[Rimarinefisheries] FW: Attention: Commercial Otter Trawlers in Narragansett Bay

Mon Nov 19 13:18:31 EST 2018

Attention Commercial Otter Trawlers in Narragansett Bay

Please be aware that regulations regarding otter trawling and minimum mesh size requirements in portions of Narragansett Bay will be in effect as of November 1st (annually)  These regulations are summarized as follows:

No person shall utilize an otter trawl in the following areas between November 1 through February 28 annually, that has a mesh size which measures less than six (6) inches stretched mesh (measured inside knot to inside knot) in the following areas:

  *   In Narragansett Bay north of a line extending from the easternmost extension of Carrier Pier in North Kingstown to Conanicut Pt. in Jamestown, thence to the tips of the T Pier on Prudence Island to Carr's Point in Portsmouth; and
  *   In the Sakonnet River north of a line from Sachuest Pt. in Newport to Sakonnet Point in Little Compton.

Please refer to the following link for the full regulation: https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-6

Please be advised that the RIDEM Division of Enforcement will be conducting patrols to assure compliance.

Thank you.

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