RI Fishing license info 2012 and DEM police numbers

Mike P said:
YOU DO NOT NEED A SALTWATER LICENSE TO FISH IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 2010. :rtfm:

Either a Federal registry card or a RI/CT license will provide proof of registration.

You WILL need a valid saltwater license to fish in Massachusetts beginning January 1, 2011. This can be a Massachusetts license, OR a RESIDENT license from a state that grants reciprocity to Massachusetts residents. As of now, the states that grant such reciprocity are NH, RI and CT. The Federal registry card alone WILL NOT allow you to fish in Massachusetts next year.

I hope this makes it clear. There is way too much confusion and wrong information being bandied about.
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So I'm good to go whenever I fish in RI, CT, and MA right now. What about NY? it asked me where do i fish frequently. I clicked on NY because I am planning to fish in LI. Is it invalid in NY, especially Long Island marine water?
 
Notaro said:
So I'm good to go whenever I fish in RI, CT, and MA right now. What about NY? it asked me where do i fish frequently. I clicked on NY because I am planning to fish in LI. Is it invalid in NY, especially Long Island marine water?
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No, you are only good to go in Mass and RI. You will need a SW license from some state to fish CT. This year, because of the way the law is worded, there's a loophole that will allow you to fish in CT with a non-resident RI license. This will then cover you in CT, RI and Mass---this year.

You will not be covered in NY. You will have to buy a NY non-resident license. If you were a CT resident and had a CT license, you could fish LI Sound only on your CT license. As I read the NY law, they will not honor a CT non-resident license.

The Federal Registry is not a license--it's just that--a master list of recreational anglers. The Registry card will not allow you to fish in any state that requires a SW license this year, except for RI--as Piemma explained it.
 
Thumper said:
If anyone is intrested in gettin a RI license here is the link. The page went live today. So far they have only posted CT, MA & NY as reciprocating states.

https://www.ri.gov/DEM/saltwater/
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Unless NY has amended their law, that would seem to be in error, as NY originally only allowed reciprocity with CT on "contiguous waters", namely LI Sound.

Here is the correct reciprocity agreement with NY for RI anglers---basically, it would cover you at Montauk, but nowhere else on Long Island, from shore:

Are there any reciprocal license agreements with other states where marine waters form boundaries with other states?

Yes. If a state sharing a marine water boundary with New York has an active marine license** program and grants New York recreational marine fishing license holders fishing privileges in that state's portion of the boundary water(s), then New York grants the appropriately licensed anglers from that state the privilege to fish in the New York portion of the boundary water(s) without securing a New York recreational marine fishing license. The following waters are included in this reciprocal agreement:

Connecticut: those parts of Long Island Sound lying between New York and Connecticut

New Jersey: those parts of New York Harbor, Hudson River, Kill Van Kull, Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, and Atlantic Ocean lying between New Jersey and New York, and

Rhode Island: those parts of Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean lying between Rhode Island and New York.

** Note: the state has to issue a marine license. Participation in the federal registry alone does not qualify for the reciprocal agreement.
 
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"Here is the correct reciprocity agreement with NY for RI anglers---basically, it would cover you at Montauk, but nowhere else on Long Island, from shore:"

Fishers Island is NY...
 
RI Swamp Yankee said:
"Here is the correct reciprocity agreement with NY for RI anglers---basically, it would cover you at Montauk, but nowhere else on Long Island, from shore:"

Fishers Island is NY...
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Montauk from shore---possibly Orient Point, too. More areas by boat. Anything east of those points that's in NY state waters is fair game with a RI license.
 
I just registerd on the NOAA site. When done , I was given the option to print the card. I tried but my pop-up blocker stopped something. I then temporarily allowed pop-ups and when it refreshed I was back at the final register page , so I hit it again after unblocking pop ups in tools and I was able to print the card.

Now get this.... i got 2 confirming emails with 2 different registration numbers! :)
 
This entire reg. Thing as "clusterfuk" written all over it. Who is going to call every person who registered and ask them for and record an accurate record of :
how many times did you go out?
What did you catch on every trip?
What was the size of every fish?
How many fish did you release?
This entire thing is laughable... Most people don't record squat and can't remember anything
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So as of this time RI and MA do not recognize each others licenses. Am i reading this correctly? I was really hoping the MA, RI and CT would all cover each other.
 
that's the way I read it Rob - but I think this reciprocity stuff is evolving . . . :fury:


Saltheart - thanks for posting that info - it was most helpful :uhuh:
 
"All permit fees will be deposited in a dedicated account, managed by the Division of Marine Fisheries"

:wall: This is like giving free crack to an addict!:jump1:

It wont be long before DMF officials are driving BMW's now...

This plan is already WAY too complicated and will not do what it is intended to do...help count fish.
 
Has anyone found anything official, stating that MA and RI are reciprocal states?

I found this on the RI DEM site...

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/saltabs.pdf

Page 7, first paragraph lists Connecticut and New York only.


I found this on the MA DMF site....


http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/reciprocity_individual_ma_ri.pdf

A letter from Paul Diodati stating that MA would accept another state, if that state accepts ours...


????? .....:confused:......?????

What's the final verdict and where can one officially find it???
 
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