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New fishing data has sobering effect
On Monday, January 6 the Marine Fisheries Division of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) held a workshop to discuss items that will appear on the Feb. 10 public hearing … more
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Winning ticket: Debbie Wood of Wood Boat & Motor picked the winning ticket for the boat, motor and trailer combination given as a prize at the Rhode Island Boat Show. Lydia Pires of Massachusetts was the winner. Marty Castle of Carolina Skiff Boats and Marc Seiler of Suzuki Outboard (show co- sponsors) were also on hand.
Rhode Island Boat Show continues to grow
Debbie and Russell Wood of Wood Boat & Motor, Warwick are hardworking business people. And, they are smart business people dedicated to promoting the Ocean State. They were smart to continue the … more
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Big fluke: Travis Barao of East Providence with a summer flounder caught off Block Island in State waters. Fluke can now be transported legally from Block Island through a special Federal waters transit zone to the mainland.
New regulations provides fish managers with flexibility
Last month NOAA Fisheries made it a little easier to manage scup, black sea bass and summer flounder (fluke) in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  The species are managed cooperatively by the … more
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Cod fishing on: with the tautog season ending Dec. 31, anglers are focusing on cod fishing like this fine cod caught on the Island Current last month.
Getting tough on Atlantic menhaden catch limit
The Secretary of Commerce agreed with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) ruling to leave move Atlantic menhaden in the water in the Chesapeake Bay. Fish conservationists have … more
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Ice fishing could be your ticket out
No need to stay indoors and just dream about fishing this winter. Get outdoors and ice fish. You can fish from the ice without a boat and in Rhode Island and Massachusetts lakes and ponds feature a … more
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Good mackerel bite: Aquidneck Island angler John Migliori said, “The Mackerel are back in town.” He caught several large and small mackerel last week from the Newport shore.
Thankful for the fish
I step on the dock, and that intangible essence of what boating and fishing brings to me turns on. I have tried to put my finger on it for years. It’s the fact that you are outdoors, in nature, … more
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Bonito still running: Jamie Wong with a 21” bonito he caught off Newport last week when tautog fishing with green crabs. It’s unusual for bonito to be caught off the bottom with a crab.
Listening tour appreciated; tautog fishing remains strong
A panel of fishing industry leaders met with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) Friday, Nov. 15 at his third listening session on the Magnusson-Stevens Act, the federal fishing law of this nation. Huffman, … more
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Cod and tautog: Peter Roche, Stratford, CT with some of the cod and tautog he caught when fishing with green crabs off Newport on No Fluke Fishing charters.
Cicilline and Langevin co-sponsor Climate-Ready Fisheries Act
Representatives James Langevin and David Cicilline have signed on as co-sponsors to the Climate-Ready Fisheries Act, H.R.4679, a bi-partisan bill now in the House of Representatives.The bill is a … more
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Jeff Wyrostek from Seekonk had some good luck fishing on an early November day 25 inch cod and a 22 inch tautog caught with crabs about his 21 foot boat , just south of Newport.
NOAA called out for doing its job
The fishing industry in Rhode Island collaborates with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This is the way it should be. It … more
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Warming water has brought an abundance of black sea bass to our region like this one caught by Kevin Fetzer of East Greenwich two miles south of the Sakonnet River.
NOAA reaching out to anglers
The National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reached out to anglers at a Recreational Fishing Workshop Thursday, October 24 at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, … more
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