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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*

 

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The Carriage Inn & Saloon Whiskey Bar
North Kingstown, RI
Friday, April 24
4-6 PM
Come learn about oysters at the raw bar over a local brew or fine whiskey!
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Sarina Lyon & Aly Pitts
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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.

DEM ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY SHELLFISH CLOSURE IN BRISTOL HARBOR

News Release
RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771   www.dem.ri.gov

For Release:  March 16, 2015
Contact: Town of Bristol: Jose DaSilva, 401-253-8877
DEM: Gail Mastrati 401-222-4700 Ext. 2402; or
Cindy Hannus, 401-222-4700 Ext. 7241

DEM ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY SHELLFISH CLOSURE IN BRISTOL HARBOR BEGINNING SUNRISE TUESDAY, MARCH 17 DUE TO REPORTED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT DISINFECTION MALFUNCTION

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management has announced that in addition to currently Prohibited waters within Bristol Harbor and surrounding Hog Island, the remaining waters of Bristol Harbor and in the vicinity of Hog Island (see attached map) will be closed to shellfish harvesting beginning at sunrise Tuesday, March 17, until further notice.  The closure is being enacted because of information provided to DEM by the Town of Bristol of a lack of disinfection that resulted in elevated bacteria levels in plant effluent.  A town official notified DEM this morning of the issue and it is being investigated.

The Bristol Harbor Master will collect water samples in Bristol Harbor on Tuesday to test for fecal coliform bacteria levels.  The DEM will make a determination on the duration of the closure based upon the Department’s review of those sample results.

Specifically, all waters North and East of a line from the Southern tip of Poppasquash Point, Bristol to the Southwestern extremity of Arnold Point in Portsmouth, where a DEM range marker has been established, will be closed to shellfish harvesting beginning at sunrise on March 17, until further notice.  Refer to the attached map as reference.

In addition, to accommodate previously scheduled delivery of oyster seed, all aquaculturists in areas where the emergency shellfish closures have been enacted will be allowed access to their leases for the purposes of preparing for and planting the oyster seed.  All other activities on the aquaculture lease, including but not limited to the harvest of shellfish, will remain prohibited until the water quality is acceptable to allow for harvest.

Aquaculturists seeking permission to prepare for or plant seed under this emergency authorization are required to contact Dave Beutel, CRMC’s aquaculture coordinator at 401-783-7587.

A DEM investigation of the failure is underway.  The facility is currently operating normally.  For more information on the plant disinfection failure, contact the Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility superintendent, Jose DaSilva, at 401-253-8877.

For more information about the shellfish closure, contact Cindy Hannus in DEM’s Office of Water Resources at 401-222-4700, Ext. 7241.

DEM maintains a 24-hour shellfishing hotline with recorded updated information on shellfish closure areas.  That number is 222-2900.

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To see the official press release, please click here.

Developing Disease Resistant Oysters

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PLEASE JOIN US 

for refreshments and a discussion of the role probiotics may play in protecting juvenile oysters from harmful bacteria.

Guest speaker Dr. David Rowley of the University of Rhode Island has been studying the effects of probiotics, “good bacteria,” for reducing mortality in larval oysters, and will discuss the results from his most recent work and the potential implications for Rhode Island’s shellfish industry.

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Developing Disease-Resistant Oysters

Monday, March 23
5-7 p.m.

Coastal Institute Auditorium
URI Narragansett Bay Campus | South Ferry Rd | Narragansett 02882

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Dr. David Rowley, associate professor of biomedical sciences and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Rhode Island, has explored natural pathways for combating disease outbreaks in shellfish, specifically the eastern oyster because of the high mortality rates in cultured and wild populations due to bacterial and parasitic diseases.

These diseases affect larval and juvenile stages of oyster growth, and are a major problem for the shellfish aquaculture industry.

Dr. Rowley will share successful results in his lab research studying the effects of probiotics — bacteria that promote disease-resistance — for reducing mortality rates in larval oyster, as well as results from exploring their application in oyster hatcheries that could have implications for Rhode Island’s shellfish aquaculture industry.

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This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited, so please RSVP to mmhaas@uri.edu  to reserve a place or for more information.

The Coastal State series is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant with the support of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, and the URI Coastal Institute. 

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