Section 20-4.1-1. – Designation of menhaden management area.
§ 20-4.1-1. Designation of menhaden management area. Narragansett Bay in its entirety is designated a menhaden management area. The area shall include the east and west passages of Narragansett Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, and the Sakonnet River, and be bordered on the south by a line from Bonnet Point to Beavertail Point to Castle Hill […]
Section 20-4.1-2. – Areas where purse seining allowed.
§ 20-4.1-2. Areas where purse seining allowed. All sections of the management area where purse seining for menhaden is allowed will be open as determined by the department of environmental management. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 359, § 1.
Section 20-4.1-3. – Prohibition on the taking of menhaden.
§ 20-4.1-3. Prohibition on the taking of menhaden. (a)(1) The taking of menhaden for reduction purposes (fish meal) is prohibited in Rhode Island and all state waters. A vessel will be considered in the reduction (fish meal) business if any portion of the vessel’s catch is sold for reduction purposes. (2) The director of environmental […]