First Chapter of RI Shellfish Management Plan Available for Public Comment

The Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan Team is pleased to announce that "Chapter 1. Introduction " of the plan is now available on the SMP website:
http://www.rismp.org/the-plan/

Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated and will be accepted until August 31st, 2014.

Please direct comments to:

• smp@etal.uri.edu (please indicate chapter in subject heading), or
• URI Coastal Resources Center (Attn: Azure Cygler), 220 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882

For multiple comments, please use the public comment form:  www.rismp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/smp-comment-form.doc

All comments will be recorded, tracked, and considered. The Technical Advisory Team for each chapter will be responsible for incorporating the comments as they deem appropriate, with the final decision resting with the SMP Coordinating Team. A full matrix of anonymous comments will be posted to the SMP website after August 31st, 2014. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this process.

A final draft of "Chapter 1. Introduction" will be ready by November 2014.

Thank you for your time and review,
SMP Team