NOTICE
Modification to possession limits and/or seasons for marine species regulated under quota
- Beginning 12:00AM on Sunday, July 17, 2022, the commercial possession limit for Scup General Category will be twenty-thousand (20,000) pounds per vessel per week, until further notice.
- Beginning 12:00AM on Sunday, July 17, 2022, the commercial possession limit for Black Sea Bass fishery will one hundred (100) pounds per vessel per day, until the next sub-period begins on August 16, 2022 at 50 pounds per vessel per day. For pilot aggregate program participants, this possession limit change corresponds to five hundred (500) pounds per vessel per week, until the next sub-period begins on August 16, 2022 at two-hundred fifty (250) pounds per vessel per week.
Possession limits are subject to modification throughout the year; it is the responsibility of the licensed fisherman to comply with possession limits and all such modifications. Current commercial possession limits can be found by calling (401) 423-1920, or visiting the Marine Fisheries webpage at http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/mfsizes.php.
Thank you.
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