RI - Block Island, Block Island State Airport

- Overcast
- Temperature: 62.6 °F
- Wind: South-Southwest, 21.9 mph, gusts up to 27.6 mph
- Pressure: 29.5 inHg
- Rel. Humidity: 100%
- Visibility: 5 miles
Sat, 11/15/2008 - 11:15pm
CONTACT:
Doug Grout: 603-868-1095
Sandra Falicon: 603-271-3511
Jane Vachon: 603-271-3211
June 26, 2008
Public Meeting July 16 on National Saltwater Angler Registry
June 11, 2008

High resolution (Credit: NOAA)
By Nelson Sigelman
Published: June 19, 2008
More than 11 years ago, Massachusetts' fisheries officials embarked on a series of public meetings to float the idea of a saltwater fishing license. The proposal sank like a lead weight.
It was not the first time a marine fishing license had been proposed. A poorly organized 1986 effort died in the State House after intense criticism from recreational fishing interests.
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2008 Rhode Island Marine Recreational FISHING REGULATIONS Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act Environmental Review ProceduresSun, 03/18/2007 - 6:02pm — timMagnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Draft Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FisherySun, 03/11/2007 - 7:45am — timhThe Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved sending forward Draft Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for public comment and review. Draft Amendment 14 addresses the development of a rebuilding schedule for scup consistent with requirements of the Sustainable Fisheries Act. These may include fishing mortality rate thresholds. |