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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Several amendments to the RI Marine Fisheries regulations were filed on March 17, 2015 as a result of the public hearing held on February 16, 2015. In summary, the amendments are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b><u>RIMFR Part III – Marine Fisheries Council</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section 3.1</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – To remove section 3.1 in its entirety (modified and relocated to RIMFR – Finfish, as part of the Division’s regulatory re-write).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RIMFR <a name="OLE_LINK3">- Shellfish</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sections 6, 16, and 17</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> regarding regulations to reduce the risk of Vibrio illness associated with the consumption of commercially harvested quahaugs; and sections <u>8.2, 9.13.2 and 12.3.1</u> regarding technical clarifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RIMFR Part X – Equipment Restrictions</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deletion of redundant sections that are currently included elsewhere in RIMFR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RIMFR – Part XV – Lobsters, Other Crustaceans, and Horseshoe Crabs<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section 15.13.2</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> regarding removal of the escape vent placement requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RIMFR - Finfish</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sections 7.1.1, 7.7.2, 7.9.2, and 7.14.2</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> regarding Quota Management (modified and relocated from RIMFR Part III as part of the Division’s regulatory re-write); </span><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>section 7.14</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, recreational Black sea bass; and <u>section 7.15</u>, Spiny dogfish; and the entire regulation for general editing for improved clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part XII – Striped Bass<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section 12.1</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> regarding management for recreational Striped bass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For a Summary of Changes to the RI Marine Fisheries Regulations, </span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>when posted</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,<span style='color:black'> click here:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/fishamnd.htm">http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/fishamnd.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The regulations can be viewed in their entirety <b><u>when posted</u></b> at the DEM/DFW Marine Fisheries web site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimftoc.htm">http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimftoc.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You are receiving this notice from the RIDEM, DFW, Marine Fisheries, <b>rimarinefisheries listserve</b>. <u>This is an automated message system, please do not reply to this email</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To <b>unsubscribe</b> from this mailing list, send an email to <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you need to get in contact with the owner of the list, (if you have trouble unsubscribing) send email to <</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>