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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>To all Lobster permit holders,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please be advised that <u>ALL</u> LCMA 2 Lobster Trap Allocations are being reduced by 25% and <u>ALL</u> LCMA 3 Lobster Trap Allocations are being reduced by 5% as required by the ASMFC Fishery Management Plan for Lobster for the 2016 fishing year. If you intend to replace trap allocation lost to this years reduction, both State and Federal Lobster Trap Allocation holders need to complete trap transfers this year for traps intended to be fished in 2016.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The deadline for submitting an application for Lobster Trap Allocation transfers for the 2016 fishing year for <b><u>ALL</u> Federal Lobster Permit</b> holders is <b>September 30, 2015</b> and the deadline for submitting an application for Lobster Trap Allocation transfers for the 2016 fishing year for <b><u>ALL</u> Rhode Island State Only Lobster License</b> holders is <b><u>November 30, 2015</u>.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Federal lobster trap transfer applications can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/lobtranf.pdf">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/lobtranf.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>State lobster trap transfer applications can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/lobtran.pdf">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/lobtran.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information please contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott D. Olszewski<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(401)423-1934<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Scott.olszewski@dem.ri.gov">Scott.olszewski@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Lake<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(401)423-1942<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:John.lake@dem.ri.gov">John.lake@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You are receiving this notice from the RIDEM, DFW, Marine Fisheries, rimarinefisheries listserve. This is an automated message system; please do not reply to this email.<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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send an email to <a href="mailto:rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:windowtext'>rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a><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><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have trouble unsubscribing, send email to <a href="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:windowtext'>owner-rimarinefisheries@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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>