RHODE ISLAND COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSES 1990-2001

DRAFT

RIDFW 2/1/01

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999*

99-2000**

2000***

2000-01****

Shellfish*****

2107

2200

2378

1787

1663

1885

1489

1438

1512

1007

1381

1311

1337

Multi

905

947

1046

718

693

914

753

764

1107

725

986

986

998

Multi/Gnet

99

156

185

157

161

268

215

212

364

246

335

366

371

Lobster

173

167

163

132

126

135

107

113

126

76

92

93

95

N/c Lob Diver

1200

1219

1135

733

630

667

495

620

518

420

541

525

539

N/c Lob Pot

540

503

474

383

364

382

321

405

418

284

394

425

434

Ot/Beam Trwl

23

28

32

22

21

13

12

11

18

14

16

3

12

Shell dredge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Rod & Reel

150

149

167

114

128

228

401

172

299

252

335

392

390

Misc Pot

7

3

4

3

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

FW Minnow

18

24

22

24

24

32

30

21

17

10

17

14

14

Landing

Resident

16

21

2

2

6

12

Non-res

0

0

1

73

139

150

116

170

177

107

142

138

144

Dealer

Lobster

0

6

10

7

8

10

8

7

7

8

7

7

Shellfish

53

62

60

26

24

22

24

19

15

8

12

10

10

Finfish

0

0

5

13

13

11

6

17

7

11

13

14

Multi

0

13

52

54

72

72

82

83

62

77

75

79

TOTAL

5275

5458

5686

4239

4049

4792

4057

4058

4700

3229

4351

4366

4458

*Licenses issued between Jan-June, licensing year changed to July 1 in 1999

**Licenses issued between Jan-Dec 1999

***Licenses issued between July, 1999-June 2000

****Licenses issued from July, 2000 to present

*****Over 50% of shellfish licenses are issued in the >65 category, at no cost

OTHER LICENSES

1999

2000

2001

Party and Charter Boat:

Implemented in 1999

95

116

2 year License, $25

Recreational Shellfish

Annual

67

Nres Landowner

152

14 Day

4600

5547

5558