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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-size:12.0pt'>Please be advised that regulations adopted by the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team and implemented by NOAA Fisheries have changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTStd-BdCn","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'>2015 Atlantic Large Whale <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTStd-BdCn","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'>Northeast Trap/Pot Management Changes Effective June 1, 2015</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B0F0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Gear marking colors remain the same and are defined under each individual management area,<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>however the frequency and size of the markings have changed. <u>Now all buoy lines must be marked<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>with three 12 inch (30.48 cm), colored marks: one at the top 1/3 of the buoy line, one midway along the buoy line, and one at the bottom 1/3 of the buoy line.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>BLACK</span> <b>- Offshore Trap/Pot Waters - LMA 2/3 Overlap and/or LMA 3<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:red'>RED </span><b>- Northern Nearshore Trap/Pot Waters</b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:red'> </span>/<span style='color:red'> </span>Northern Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters - </b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Area (LMA) 2</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTStd-BdCn","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'>Minimum Number of Traps Per Trawl Requirements</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B0F0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>RI State Waters - trawls including 5 traps or fewer, must only have 1 buoy line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LMA 2 (3-12 miles) 10 traps/trawl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LMA 2 (12 + miles) 15 traps/trawl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LMA 2/3 Overlap (12+ miles) 20 traps/trawl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LMA 3 (12+ miles)- North of 40° 20 traps/trawl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTStd-BdCn","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLTStd-BdCn","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'>Northeast Trap/Pot Management Changes Effective July 1, 2015</span><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:red'>RED </span><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>and<span style='color:red'> </span><span style='color:#0070C0'>BLUE </span></span>- ALL single trap/pot fisheries in State waters will need an additional color marking specified above and adhering to the same size and frequency. The color sequence should be at least a 6 inch RED mark followed by a 6 inch BLUE mark located on the top middle and bottom of the vertical line. This rule would apply to ALL single fish, lobster, crab and conch traps set in STATE WATERS outside of the currently exempted areas of Narragansett Bay and the South Shore Coastal Ponds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, please visit NOAA Fisheries at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected/whaletrp/outreach/index.html"><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected/whaletrp/outreach/index.html</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Scott Olszewski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>RIDEM Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>(401)423-1934<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Scott.olszewski@dem.ri.gov"><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Scott.olszewski@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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, rimarinefisheries 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 <</span><a href="mailto:rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-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'>If you need to get in contact with the owner of the list, (if you have trouble unsubscribing) send email to <</span><a href="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>