General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Amendment to Closure for American Lobster in Block Island Sound
other · US Department of Commerce · Published 1996-06-03 · 61 FR 27795
Document
Document number
96-13702
Federal Register citation
61 FR 27795
CFR reference
50 CFR 620
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency interim rule; amendment.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Commerce
Publication date
1996-06-03
Commerce docket
Docket No. 960126016-6149-05
Abstract
In response to a request from the State of Rhode Island, NMFS is amending the emergency interim rule that closed a portion of Federal waters off the coast of the State of Rhode Island in Block Island Sound to fishing and possession of lobsters subsequent to an oil spill. This amendment reduces further the area in which fishing for or possessing lobsters is prohibited.