[RIShellfishOWR] Shellfish Closure Update 7-9-25

[RI Shellfish Closures]

This is RI DEM with a pollution related Conditional Area and emergency shellfish closure update. (Rain: TAN= 1.68”; TFG= 1.61"; WST= 0.27")
Updated 7/9/2025

Conditional Area Closures:
1. Upper Bay Conditional Area A: CLOSED at NOON on Wednesday 7/9 and scheduled to reopen at NOON on Wednesday 7/16.
2. Lower Providence River Conditional Area E*: Extended in its closure and scheduled to reopen at NOON on Wednesday 7/16.
3. Greenwich Bay*: Extended in its closure and scheduled to reopen at NOON on Wednesday 7/16.
4. Mount Hope Bay: CLOSED at NOON on Wednesday 7/9 and scheduled to reopen at NOON on Wednesday 7/16.
5. Kickemuit River: CLOSED at NOON on Wednesday 7/9 and scheduled to reopen at NOON on Wednesday 7/16.
6. Pt Judith Pond Conditional Areas: OPEN.

*Please be reminded that Greenwich Bay and Providence River are designated Shellfish Management Areas with defined harvest seasons. Please see the DEM regulation Part 4 - Shellfish<https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-4 > for description of harvest seasons in Shellfish Management Areas or contact the DEM Division of Marine Fisheries at 401-423-1920.

Current Status of CONDITIONALLY APPROVED shellfish areas or emergency shellfish closures may be obtained by calling the Shellfish Closure Hotline 401-222-2900, 24 hours a day. Shellfish closures are also listed on the DEM Office of Water Resources Shellfish home page<https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/shellfish-area-monitoring >.

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. You may also sign up to receive email notifications of conditional area and emergency shellfish closures by sending an email to RishellfishOWR-subscribe at listserve.ri.gov


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