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<p class="MsoNormal">Amendments to the RI Marine Fisheries regulations were filed Friday, March 23<sup>rd</sup>, resulting from the public hearing held on February 19, 2018, and RI Marine Fisheries Council meeting held March 5, 2018.
<b><i>The effective date of this regulation is April 12, 2018</i></b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><u>Part 3 – Finfish:</u> Amendments regarding recreational management for Black sea bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, and Tautog; and commercial management for Scup, Striped Bass, Tautog, Bluefish, Menhaden,
and Skate.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">For the final
</span>annotated language, <span style="color:black">go to: </span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/fishamnd.php">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/fishamnd.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For the Director’s decision, go to:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimfc/dirdecsn.php">
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimfc/dirdecsn.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For all RIMFR regulations, go to:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimftoc.php">
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/marine-fisheries/rimftoc.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<o:p></o:p></p>
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