A meeting in South County is schedule for 22 April I believe at URI
There at least 6 proposed changes to fkuke some that are pretty bad. For the recrearttional and Charter boats.
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn042209.htm
public hearing part 7
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/prp04091.pdf
Public Hearing Item 3:
Option 1 - Fluke recreational change season 1
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel
7.7.4-2 Season – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from -
July 1 through
August 31.
Option 2 - Fluke recreational change season 2
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-2 Season – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from
July 4 through December 31.
Option 3 - Fluke recreational change season 3
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-2 Season – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from
June 1 through
July 21 .
Option 4 - Fluke recreational change size, bag, and season
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”)
twenty-one inches (21”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7)
six (6) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-2 Season – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from January 1
June 13 through December 31.
Option 5 - Fluke recreational split mode 1
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession:
Party Boat Mode – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches
(20”)
twenty-one inches (21”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-2 Season:
Party Boat Mode – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from January
May 1 through December 31.
7.7.4-3 Size and Possession:
Non Party Boat Modes – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than seven (7)
four (4) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-4 Season:
Non Party Boat Mode – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from January
July 1 through
July 12 and July 24 through December 31.
Option 6 – Fluke recreational split mode 2
7.7.4-1 Size and Possession:
Party Boat Mode – No person fishing recreationally shall possess a summer flounder less than twenty inches (20”)
twenty-one inches (21”) total length, and no person fishing recreationally shall possess, per calendar day, more than
six (6) seven (7) summer flounder whether caught within the jurisdiction of this state or otherwise. Compliance with the possession limit aboard vessels will be determined by dividing the number of fish on a vessel by the number of recreational fishermen onboard said vessel.
7.7.4-2 Season:
Party Boat Mode – The recreational season for summer flounder in Rhode Island waters is open from January 1
May 16 through
August 17 and then September 1 through December 31.
7.7.5 Summer flounder Dealer/Shipping/Transfer/Reporting Regulations/Penalty --
7.7.5-1 Prohibition on the transfer of Summer flounder -- No Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), may be purchased, bartered, or sold within the State of Rhode Island unless marked, processed, shipped, labeled, and handled in accordance with the following rules:
The bolded red is the the new proposed I could not get the strike through to format.
RI proposed Fluke scup etc
