Few phone calls this AM...
Herring in Rhode Island, Possession is Illegal.
There is currently no set in stone date as to when the moratorium will be lifted as a stock analysis have to be done first.
ok now the weird part...
FINES...
vary by officer and court... from written warning to $500 per offense and upto a maximum of 30 days in prison or both.
That even means and it is up to the discretion of the officer to allow, stop or fine those that head down to the runs to "assist" the herring, ie.. dipping a net and helping the herring into the freshwater as it is considered possession.
Little off topic but....
1) Proposed amendments to the commercial tautog quota management plan;
2) Proposed amendments to the recreational tautog management plan;
3) Proposed amendments to the commercial scup quota management plan;
4) Proposed amendments to the commercial striped bass quota management plan;
5) Proposed amendments to the RI menhaden regulations;
6) Proposed amendments to the RI monkfish regulations
**There was a Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Hearing last week**
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