DEM Releases New Document for Marine Fisheries
DEM has issued a new guidance document for the conservation and management of marine fisheries.
The following information is from a press release. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued a new guidance document that synthesizes the priority interests of the state with regard to the conservation and management of marine fisheries. The report, Principles & Policies Governing Marine Fisheries Management in Rhode Island, was developed primarily to guide and support DEM’s programs and activities pertaining to marine fisheries, but also broadly addresses all key issues associated with marine fisheries management in Rhode Island. This is the first document of its kind issued by DEM. The impetus for this document emerged over the course of DEM Director Janet Coit’s first two years as Director, as she discussed …
