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<div align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:3.75pt;"><b><u>2016</u></b><b><u> </u></b><b><u>Ba</u></b><b><u>y</u></b><b><u> </u></b><b><u>Scallo</u></b><b><u>p</u></b><b><u> </u></b><b><u>Seaso</u></b><b><u>n</u></b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">
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<li style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:10pt;">Season is open from sunrise <b>Novembe</b><b>r</b><b> 5</b><b>, </b><b>2016</b><b> </b><b>through sunse</b><b>t </b><b>Decembe</b><b>r </b><b>31</b><b>,</b><b> 2016</b>.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:2.65pt;">From November 5, 2016 to November 30, 2016, the only legal method of bay scallop harvest is by <b>di</b><b>p</b><b>-nettin</b><b>g</b><b> </b>from a boat. <b>Wading is prohibited to protect seed</b>.</li></span></font>
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<li>At sunrise December 1, 2016, bay scallop <b>dred</b><b>g</b><b>in</b><b>g </b>is permitted until the end of the season. No more than six (6) single dredges, not more than twenty eight inches (28") in width, with a bag no more than thirty-six inches (36")
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;">The use of bay scallop dredges is prohibited in closed areas of Shellfish Management Areas (i.e., <i>“spawne</i><i>r</i><i> sanctuaries</i><i>”</i>) at all times.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;">Residents – No license required for recreational bay scallop harvest.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;">Non-Residents – Harvest of bay scallops is prohibited.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;">Daily recreational possession limit is 1 bushel (9 gallons) in the shell.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;">Daily commercial possession limit is 3 bushels (27 gallons) in the shell.</li></span></font>
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<li>The harvest of bay scallop “seed” is prohibited. To be considered legal, <b><u>a </u></b><b><u>raised </u></b><b><u>growth r</u></b><b><u>i</u></b><b><u>n</u></b><b><u>g or</u></b><b><u> r</u></b><b><u>i</u></b><b><u>dge</u></b> must be visible on the shell.
There should be measurable shell growth beyond the ridge, and usually there is a distinctive color change for new growth beyond the ridge.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:0.4pt;">It is prohibited to shuck scallops while on the waters of the state.</li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:0.4pt;">It is prohibited to dispose of scallop shells while on the waters of the state.</li><li style="margin-top:0.4pt;">For further information refer to the RI Marine Fisheries Regulations: <a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimf4.pdf"><u>http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/fishwild/rimf4.pdf</u></a></li></span></font>
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<li style="margin-top:1.6pt;margin-bottom:10pt;">To report violations, call DEM Law Enforcement at (401) 222-3070.</li></span></font>
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