[RIShellfishOWR] Shellfish Closure Update

[RI Shellfish Closures]

This is RIDEM with a Shellfish Closure Update:


Effective Noon 12/6/2020 the following areas will open to shellfish harvesting: All waters south of Conditional area A and north of a line from the southeast corner of Quonset Point to the northern most tip of Jamestown to the southernmost tip of Prudence Island to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management range marker located approximately 900 feet south of Carr Point.


Shellfish harvested after noon 12/6/2020 from these areas may use harvest area 1B, 3W and 4A as appropriate.

Effective Noon 12/1/2020 the following areas are closed to shellfish harvesting: all Conditional Areas (A, D, Greenwich Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, Kickemuit River and Point Judith Pond) are scheduled to reopen at Noon on 12/13/2020.


Sign up to receive email notifications of conditional area and emergency closures by sending an email to RishellfishOWR-subscribe at listserve.ri.gov<mailto:RishellfishOWR-subscribe at listserve.ri.gov> or click on the Subscribe button on this webpage under Stay Informed. This voluntary email list is used to distribute information on water quality-related shellfish harvesting restrictions. As required by RI General Law § 20-8.1-3, DEM will continue to provide notice of harvesting restrictions on the 24-hour shellfish hotline recording at 401-222-2900.

For information regarding where you can harvest shellfish, please refer to the interactive Shellfish Map, which can be found by clicking on “Shellfish Map” on the “Shellfish Links” menu located on the right side of the Shellfish Home page (dem.ri.gov/shellfish<http://dem.ri.gov/shellfish>)

Current Status of CONDITIONALLY APPROVED areas of Upper Narragansett Bay, Greenwich Bay, Mount Hope Bay, or the Kickemuit River or other emergency closures may be obtained by calling the Shellfish Closure Hotline 401-222-2900 24 hours a day. If you have questions or concerns about shellfish closures, you may call (401)222-4700 or email them to dem.shellfish at dem.ri.gov<mailto:dem.shellfish at dem.ri.gov>

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