Finfish

250-RICR-90-00-3 PROPOSED RULE

Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 90 Marine Fisheries
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 3 Finfish
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Proposed
Filing Notice Date 10/15/2026
Filing Hearing Date(s) 11/02/2026
Public Comment Dates 10/15/2026 to 11/15/2026
Additional Information https://www.dem.ri.gov/documents/regulations/index.php

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws Title 20
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-17.1
42-17.6
and 42-17.7
and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35-18(b)(5)
Administrative Procedures Act
as amended

Purpose and Reason:

1. 2027 commercial black sea bass management: 
  • Proposal 1:  Industry proposal to amend the starting possession limit for black sea bass for the Winter I subperiod  (Section 3.6.2(B)(1)(b))
2. 2027 commercial striped bass management: 

  • Proposal 1:  Industry proposal to amend the start of the commercial general category season; add an additional closed day; designate a twenty-four (24) hour regulatory period in place of a “day”, with sale and possession regulations applicable to this 24-hour period (section 3.8.2(A)(3))
  • Proposal 2:  Industry proposal to amend the start of the commercial general category season; add an additional closed day of the week (section 3.8.2(A)(3))
3. 2027 commercial menhaden management:
  • Proposal 1:  Industry proposal to add additional months to the weekly possession limit provision, with a maximum allocation for each month (section 3.21.2(A)(1)(d))
4. Non-substantive proposed changes:   Division proposal to relocate all regulations pertaining to gear, including pot construction and minimum mesh size, from Part 3 – Finfish, to Part 6 – General Equipment Provisions, in order to house all gear related rules in the same Part.  There is no proposed change to this language being moved.

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