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Fishermen see plenty of pricey fluke off Rhode Island’s coast. Regulators...

Capital Goods 12/22/2017

Paula Tucker buys fish caught off the Rhode Island coast and sells to customers throughout the country. Tucker is a sales representative at the seafood...

NEW APPOINTMENT: Jason E. McNamee, chief of marine-resource management at the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, will lead the R.I. Division of Marine Fisheries, which had operated as a subsection of the R.I. Division of Fish and Wildlife until a law passed in July elevated the division as its own entity. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

A dedicated voice for R.I. marine fisheries

Natural Resources 09/01/2017

A change in state law this year is giving Rhode Island and its large saltwater-fishing community a dedicated voice in local and regional management...

Fluke shutdown hurts R.I. fishermen

Government 08/25/2017

The R.I. Division of Marine Fisheries on Aug. 17 shut down all commercial fishing of summer flounder, known also as “fluke,” and local fishermen...

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