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 | 10/16/2024 |
Filing Hearing Date(s) | 11/06/2024 |
Public Comment Dates | 10/16/2024 to 11/15/2024 |
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:
a. Noticed rule: Weekly possession limit for Tautog.
• Industry proposal to amend section 3.10.2(B) regarding the commercial tautog fishery to amend the possession limit for each of the sub-periods from 10 fish per day to 50 fish per week.
• A similar industry proposal is with proposed amendments to Part 23 Aggregate Programs for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass to add tautog to the current summer/fall program. These proposals are mutually exclusive and cannot be adopted together.
The agency is not accepting online public comments for this filing.To submit a comment, please contact the agency directly at the addresses listed on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The agency is not accepting online public comments for this filing.To submit a comment, please contact the agency directly at the addresses listed on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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