# General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Amendment of Emergency Fishing Closure in Block Island Sound
> **Rule** · Emergency interim rule; amendment. · Published 1996-04-15 · 61 FR 16401
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-9198
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 16401
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/15/96-9198/general-provisions-for-domestic-fisheries-amendment-of-emergency-fishing-closure-in-block-island)
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