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Marine Fisheries Regulations

Yearly Regulation Amendments

  • Part 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
  • Part 2 - Commercial Marine Fishing Licenses, Landing Permits, and Party and Charter Licenses
  • Part 3 - Finfish
  • Part 4 - Shellfish
  • Part 5 - Lobsters, Crabs, and Other Crustaceans
  • Part 6 - General Equipment Provisions
  • Part 7 - Fish/Shellfish Dealers Regulations
  • Part 13 - Cooperative Multi-State Possession and Landing Pilot Program for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass
  • Part 14 - Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate Program
  • Part 23 -  Aggregate Program for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass

Multilingual Regulations

 


HOW REGULATIONS ARE MADE AND HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INPUT

See below for details. Public comments should be limited in scope to proposed regulatory changes and can be emailed to DEM.MarineComments@dem.ri.gov or mailed to: Division of Marine Fisheries, 3 Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown, RI 02835. 

Infographic of regulatory process

 


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES