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[DZ]

This came in this morning - comment period extended.

{This is just a note on the end of the comment period for the February 16th public hearing. The public comment period for all public hearing items will be extended beyond the night of the hearing until 12:00 PM on February 26th. This is done to accommodate anyone who wishes to contemplate the public hearing items beyond the night of the hearing and still affords an ability to submit written comments before the items are reviewed by the RI Marine Fisheries Council.
The extension will be officially made on the night of the hearing.}

[scottw]

here are the main players including Fisheries Council members and some to contact as these folks will ultimately be deciding the issue for RI and are the folks to focus your efforts on...you can quickly access most of their emails linked through RISSA http://www.risaa.org/links.html ...

Janet Coit
Director
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Office Number: 401/222-2771
E-mail: janet.coit@dem.ri.gov


Robert Ballou CHAIRMAN - Div. of Fish & Wildlife
RI Dept. of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
401- 222-4700 x4420
Providence, RI 02908
robert.ballou@DEM.RI.GOV

Fisheries Council

Richard Hittinger VICE CHAIRMAN (recreational)
rhittinger@allianceenvironmentalgroup.com
hittinger@risaa.org
401-739-1875

Kenneth Booth (commercial - rod & reel)
kenbbooth@yahoo.com
401-793-0454

William Mackintosh, III (commercial - gillnetter)
fvthistle@verizon.net
401-477-0603

Christopher Rein(science - marine environmental)
401-525-4969

Michael Rise, Ph.D. (science - marine environmental)
401-874-2943

David Monti (recreational)
401-480-3444
dmonti@rdwgroup.com

Jeffrey Grant (commercial - shellfish)
401-243-5123

Peter Duhamel, Division of Fish and Wildlife Marine Fisheries office, 3 Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown, RI 02835 peter.duhamel@dem.ri.gov

[scottw]

there was some confusion created by an article in the Providence Journal on Feb 11th, a correction is supposed to be made but just to clarify, the RI Marine Fisheries workshop and public comment etc meeting is still scheduled for this coming Monday February 16 beginning at 4:30 public hearing beginning at 7pm ...the early March date that was referred to in the article is the follow up RI Marine Fisheries Council meeting ......

[scottw]

you have until noon today to post your comments and have them entered into the public record, it is clear that your efforts are being heard, let's take it across the finish line....and many thanks to all who have weighed in...

Janet Coit
Director
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Office Number: 401/222-2771
E-mail: janet.coit@dem.ri.gov


Peter Duhamel
Division of Fish and Wildlife Marine Fisheries Office
3 Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown, RI 02835
peter.duhamel@dem.ri.gov