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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 style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A workshop and public hearing is scheduled for <b><u>Monday, September 21, 2015</u></b> in the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, <b><u>Coastal Institute Building, Hazard Room</u></b>, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882. The workshop will begin at <b><u>4:30PM</u></b>, followed by the hearing at <b><u>6:00PM</u></b>, for the following items:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1) Proposed amendments to <b>“RIMFR - Commercial and Recreational Saltwater Fishing Licensing Regulations”</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Exit/entry ratios for quahaug and soft-shell clam endorsement (section 6.1-10); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Procedures for adopting Sector Management Plan (section 6.2-1); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Issuance of new licenses upon sale of vessel and gear (section 6.7-8); and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>d. Date for submittal of Student Shellfish licenses (sections 5, 6.7-3, and 6.8-5). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2) Proposed amendments to <b>“RIMFR - Aquaculture Marine Species in Rhode Island Waters”</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Proposed definitions (new section 7); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Clarifying and updating permitting and submission requirements (new section 8.0); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Clarifying submission requirements for the shipment and importation of shellfish seed (new section 9.2); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>d. Reduce the time period requirement for the harvest of shellfish transferred from other than approved waters as seed (new section 9.8); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e. Updating tagging requirements (new section 11.1); and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>f. General editing to improved readability (entire regulation). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3) Proposed repeal of <b>“RIMFR – Marine Fisheries Council”</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4) Proposed repeal of <b>2015 Finfish, Shellfish, and Crustacean Sector Management Plans</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5) Proposed amendments to <b>RIMFR – Lobster, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans” </b>to correct the minimum escape vent size and season closure dates for LCMA 4 for consistency with the federal management plan (sections 8.4.3 and 8.4.10). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The proposed amendments and annotated regulations have been filed with the Secretary of State and can be found on their website at the following link: <span style='color:red'><a href="http://sos.ri.gov/ProposedRules/" title="blocked::http://sos.ri.gov/ProposedRules/">http://sos.ri.gov/ProposedRules/</a></span><span style='color:blue'> </span>and on the Marine Fisheries website at <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn092115.htm">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn092115.htm</a></span></u>.<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></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 style='text-autospace:none'><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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","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><a href="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a><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><a href="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov</span></a><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>