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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"'>TO: Director’s Office, RIMFC, Enforcement, Seafood Dealers, and Fishermen<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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM: RI Division of Fish and Wildlife<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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE: April 9, 2015<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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SUBJECT: RI Marine Fisheries regulation amendment<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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An amendment will be filed tomorrow, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>April 10, 2015. In summary, the changes are as follows:<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><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PART III - MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>3.1.4 - This filing is to <b><span style='color:red'>DECREASE</span></b> the commercial possession limit for <b>Summer flounder</b> to<b> <u>100 pounds/vessel/day</u></b>;<b> </b>and<b> </b>to <b><u>1,000 pounds/vessel/week</u></b> for vessels participating in the Summer Flounder Aggregate Landing Program, beginning 12:01AM on <b><u>Sunday, April 12</u></b>, 2015. [This regulation amendment becomes effective upon filing].<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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For a Summary of Changes to the RI Marine Fisheries Regulations, </span><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>when</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> posted, click here:<o:p></o:p></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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The regulations can be viewed in their entirety <u>when</u> posted at the DEM/DFW Marine Fisheries web site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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><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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<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";color:black'>You are receiving this notice from the RIDEM, DFW, Marine Fisheries, rimarinefishinfo listserve. <b><u>This is an automated message system; please do not reply to this email</u>.</b><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";color:black'>To <b>unsubscribe</b> from this mailing list, send an email to <<a href="file:///C:\Users\nancy.scarduzio\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures\rimarinefishinfo-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov" title="file:///C:/Users/nancy.scarduzio/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Signatures/rimarinefishinfo-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>rimarinefishinfo-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a>> <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";color:black'>If you need to get in contact with the owner of the list, (if you have trouble unsubscribing) send email to <<a href="file:///C:\Users\nancy.scarduzio\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures\owner-rimarinefishinfo@listserve.ri.gov" title="file:///C:/Users/nancy.scarduzio/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Signatures/owner-rimarinefishinfo@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>owner-rimarinefishinfo@listserve.ri.gov</span></a>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>