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RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
For Release: December 31, 2004
Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402
Stephanie Powell 222-4700 ext. 4418

DEM ANNOUNCES NEW COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE/ENDORSEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that seven types of new commercial fishing license/endorsement opportunities will be available for 2005.

Five of those opportunities are the same as those that have been available since 2003, when the new licensing program went into effect. They are: non-restricted finfish endorsements, non-quahog shellfish endorsements, non-lobster crustacean endorsements, student shellfish licenses, and over-65 shellfish licenses.

Two additional license/endorsement opportunities are being made available for 2005. Forty-nine new quahog endorsements on commercial fishing licenses and 13 new restricted finfish endorsements on commercial fishing licenses will be issued.

Detailed information on the license/endorsement opportunities is available on DEM's website, www.dem.ri.gov, by clicking on "Marine Fisheries" under "Topics". Questions may also be directed to DEM's Office of Boat Registration and Licensing at 222-6647.

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