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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;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Amendments will be filed today, May 28, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2015. In summary, the change is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PART III - MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>7.1 – This filing <b><span style='color:red'>RE-OPENS</span></b> the commercial fishery for <b><u>menhaden</u> in state waters outside the Narragansett Bay Menhaden Management Area at <u>120,000 lbs/vessel/day</u>, beginning 12:01AM on <u>May 29, 2015</u></b>, until further notice, due to the state’s participation in the 2015 episodic events set aside program for Atlantic menhaden. [This regulation becomes effective upon filing].<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For a Summary of Changes to the RI Marine Fisheries Regulations, </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>when</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> posted,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> click here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/fishamnd.htm"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/fishamnd.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;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 style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimftoc.htm"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimftoc.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><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>