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Rhode Island First Quahog “Restaurant” Week

Raimondo kicks off RI’s first quahog “restaurant” week on March 21!

“As part of a continued effort to support growth of the local food economy, Governor Gina Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit, along with state and food-industry leaders will kick of Rhode Island’s first Quahog “Restaurant” Week on Monday, March 21, 2016 during a special event.”

The Restaurant Week kickoff will take place at Save the Bay, Providence, RI, on March 21 at 2:00 PM.

For more information click here.

 

DEM’s Aquatic Resource Education Program to Offer Four Free Recreational Clamming Classes This Summer

Shared on behalf of the RIDEM

Come join Jody King in learning about harvesting clams in Rhode Island.  Learn everything you need to know from who and where clams can be harvested, management strategies and the equipment you will need to harvest your own.  Classes are held throughout the summer but they do fill up fast so sign up today!

For more information and times and location of classes visit the DEM website

Or Contact Kimberly Sullivan at kimberly.sullivan@dem.ri.gov or 401-539-0019.

 

DEM annual re-classification of shellfish waters and seasonal closures

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DEM annual re-classification of shellfish waters and seasonal closures – Improved water quality leads to two areas open in Newport and Westerly.

In response to SMP stakeholder requests, DEM added a layer to their interactive map that includes coordinates for all the corners, points and intersections of closure lines for each of the closure descriptions in addition to their usual reference descriptions. These are provided as an aid to locating closure lines however the written description within the notice is the legal description in determining where the closure lines are. See the DEM Notice of Polluted Shellfishing Grounds May 2015.

More info and a new interactive mapping portal are available here or by calling DEM’s Office of Water Resources at 222-3961.

NEW Shellfish Regulations for 2015

Posted on behalf of RI DEM

PLEASE NOTE: NEW SHELLFISH REGULATIONS FOR 2015 FOR COMMERCIAL HARVESTERS

More information can be found on the RI DEM website here.

Tagging (All year)
Shellfish tags must be completed and attached to bags or containers prior to any shellfish taken being placed in containers and must include harvest commencement time. Harvest commencement time is when the first shellfish on a given day is taken from the water (the initial commencement time is the same on all your tags for that day).

Between November 1 – April 30
All shellfish must be delivered to a dealer within 20 hours of the commencement of harvest.

Between May 1 – October 31
All shellfish must be delivered to a dealer within 10 hours of the commencement of harvest.

Shellfish that are harvested from the coastal ponds must be adequately iced or refrigerated within 5 hours of the commencement of harvest and delivered to the dealer within 10 hours of the commencement of harvest.

All shellfish need to be kept in the shade while in possession of the harvester, including during land based deliveries.

*Whelks, Ocean Quahogs, and Surf Clams are exempt from these requirements*

 

2015 Bristol Harbor Volunteer Quahog Transplant

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RI Department of Environmental Management
Division of Fish and Wildlife – Marine Fisheries Section
http://www.dem.ri.gov (401)423-1923 or (401)423-1932

THE 2015 BRISTOL HARBOR VOLUNTEER QUAHOG TRANSPLANT
TUESDAY MAY 12, 2015

Shellfishermen that participate in the program will harvest the quahogs from closed sections of Bristol Harbor. The shellfishermen will then transport the quahogs to the Bristol Harbor Shellfish Management Area, and dump the clams directly from their own vessel.

  • The transplant will operate from the Independence Park Boat Ramp in Bristol and will take place between 8 a.m. and noon.
  • Shellfishermen wishing to take part in the transplantshould report to the on-scene DEM enforcement patrol
  • Transplanted shellfish will be unavailable for harvest until December 2015.boat by 8 a.m. on the day of the transplant. The officers will collect licenses of all those participating.
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