The boat was found in possession of undersized cod and fillets twice this month.

The operator of the vessel was charged with exceeding the daily limit of tautog, possession of undersized tautog, and possession of undersized black sea bass.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is conducting fall trout stocking in advance of the Columbus Day holiday weekend in selected areas in Rhode Island.

Criminal summons were issued for possession of undersized striped bass and exceeding the possession limit.

Over the past week DEM’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE) teamed up with NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and the US Coast Guard and made several striped bass cases in Narragansett Bay and in federal waters off Southwest Ledge

The Dept. of Environmental Management will begin stocking RI waters early this year to eliminate large crowds.

Freshwater systems that are not stocked or posted can be fished year-round.

Poachers with extensive histories of warnings and arrests charged with exceeding the daily limit and possession of undersized striped bass and tautog.

During the boarding, Environmental Police Officers from DEM’s Division of Law Enforcement discovered the illegally harvested tog.

Environmental Police Officers found several boats to be in illegal possession of striped bass in the EEZ.