Please be advised that all RI commercial fishermen who received commercial tautog tags in 2020 must return all unused tags and tag reports to DEM no later than February 15, 2021.
Failure to return all unused tags and tag reports may result in the fishermen becoming ineligible to receive tags in 2021, pursuant to Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations, Part 3 – Finfish (section 3.11.2(C)).
Unused 2020 RI commercial tautog tags may be returned by mail, or dropped off during business hours 8:30-4 Monday-Friday, to one of the following DEM offices:
Division of Marine Fisheries
3 Fort Wetherill Road
Jamestown, RI 02835
Division of Coastal Resources
301 Great Island Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
Tagging reports may be submitted via email (Nichole.ares@dem.ri.gov), mail, or fax (f: 401-423-1925). Additional reporting forms can be found on the Division website at: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/marine/pdf/tautogrpt.pdf
Anyone with questions should contact Coly Ares at 401-423-1926 or nichole.ares@dem.ri.gov.
Thank you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~