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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">This is RI DEM with a pollution related Conditional Area and emergency shellfish closure update. These and other areas may be
subject to shellfish management closures, minimum sizes and possession limits, refer to the Division of Marine Fisheries Shellfish Regulations or visit<span> </span></span><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(45, 127, 249);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-90-00-4</span></a></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">Conditional Areas in Greenwich Bay and Lower Providence River Area E will be extended in their closure and are scheduled
to reopen at NOON on September 4, 2021.</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">Conditional Areas in Mt. Hope Bay and the Kickemuit River will remain closed to shellfishing and are scheduled to reopen
at Noon on August 31, 2021.</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">Conditional Areas in Point Judith Pond will remain closed to shellfishing and are scheduled to reopen at Sunrise on August
30, 2021.</span></b><b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17)"><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">Currently, shellfish management restrictions only allow harvesting from Conditional Area E (Lower Providence River) 8am-11am on:</span><br>
<span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">August: 30 and September 1 and 3.</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">Sign up to receive email notifications of conditional area and emergency closures by sending an email to RishellfishOWR-subscribe@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.</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">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 (</span></span><a href="http://dem.ri.gov/shellfish" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(45, 127, 249);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">dem.ri.gov/shellfish</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">)</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17)"><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250)">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@dem.ri.gov</span></span></p>
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