RI Environmental Police Seize Stripers Illegally Caught in Conservation Area Off Block Island
Thursday, July 02, 2020
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced that it seized stripers caught in a federal conservation area off Block Island this week.
DEM donated the fish to Amos House -- and warned the fishing community.
DEM Warning
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"This week while patrolling federal waters off Block Island with officers from NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, Environmental Police Officers boarded several commercial and recreational vessels.
Officers found several boats to be in illegal possession of striped bass in the EEZ – a portion of federal waters reserved for conserving and managing fishery stocks. Officers issued large fines.
The stripers were seized and donated to the Amos House, a nonprofit social service agency that provides direct support for men, women, and children in Rhode Island who are hungry, homeless and in crisis.
Adhering to the rules is not only good for the health of our fisheries; it’s the law. Rhode Island environmental police will continue their efforts to combat illegal fishing activity in both state and federal waters.
Help us protect what is yours. Report violations to our 24 hour dispatch center at (401) 222-3070."
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