NOTICE
Modification to possession limits and/or seasons for marine species regulated under quota
1. Beginning 12:00AM on Sunday, August 14, 2022, the commercial possession limit for Summer Flounder will be six hundred (600) pounds per vessel per day for vessels with a Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate, until the next sub-period begins September 16, 2022 at 100 pounds per vessel per day.
For vessels without a Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate, the commercial possession limit for Summer Flounder will remain at two hundred (200) pounds per vessel per day, until the next sub-period begins September 16, 2022 at 100 pounds per vessel per day.
For Pilot Aggregate Program participants, this possession limit change corresponds to four-thousand two-hundred (4,200) pounds per vessel per week, until the next sub-period begins on September 16, 2022 at seven hundred (700) 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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