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RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
For Release: February 27, 2009
Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402

DEM ANNOUCES THAT GREENWICH BAY SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREA WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS FROM MARCH 2 TO APRIL 30

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that the Greenwich Bay Shellfish Management Area will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. from March 2 until April 30. Shellfish harvesting will be allowed only when the area is declared open by DEM's Office of Water Resources, based upon water quality considerations.

The opening is being enacted per RI Marine Fisheries Regulation - 4.10.4. The regulation in its entirety is available on the DEM website, www.DEM.ri.gov, by clicking on Regulations from the homepage, then Fish & Wildlife, then Marine Fisheries, then Part IV Shellfish.

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