General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Amendment of Emergency Fishing Closure in Block Island Sound
other · Published 1996-04-15 · 61 FR 16401
Document
Document number
96-9198
Federal Register citation
61 FR 16401
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency interim rule; amendment.
Category
other
Publication date
1996-04-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960126016-6105-03
Abstract
In response to a request from the State of Rhode Island, NMFS is amending further the emergency interim rule that closed a portion of Federal waters off the coast of the State of Rhode Island, in Block Island Sound subsequent to an oil spill. This amendment allows all legal fishing to resume with the exception of lobstering in a small portion of the previously closed area.