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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"'>An amendment to the RI Marine Fisheries regulations will be filed today, September 14<sup>th</sup>, 2015. In summary, the change is 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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PART III MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>7.1 - This amendment <b>OPENS</b> the commercial <b>Menhaden </b>fishery in the Narragansett Bay Menhaden Management Area at 120,000 lbs/vessel/day beginning 12:01AM on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [This regulation amendment becomes effective upon filing].<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For a Summary of Changes to the RI Marine Fisheries Regulations, </span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>when posted</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,<span style='color:black'> click here: </span><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><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><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"'>The regulations can be viewed in their entirety <b><u>when posted</u></b> at the DEM/DFW Marine Fisheries web site: <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 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<span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style='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"'>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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:listserve-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>rimarinefisheries-unsubscribe@listserve.ri.gov</span></a></span><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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov" title="mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov blocked::mailto:owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov"><span style='color:black'>owner-rimarinefisheries@listserve.ri.gov</span></a></span><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> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>