Rhode Island Fishing News
States from Massachusetts through Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Tautog. The dates, times and locations of the scheduled meetings follow:
States from New Hampshire through Maryland have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 6 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass. The dates, times and locations of the scheduled meetings follow:
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 117 mosquito pools, or samples, from 27 traps set statewide during the week of July 10 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. This year, to date, no mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Rhode Island.
However, Alan Gettman, Ph.D., DEM's mosquito abatement coordinator, says that because of recent rains, more mosquitoes are hatching and therefore biting. "Higher mosquito numbers raises the probability of disease transmission." Gettman also notes that New Hampshire and Massachusetts have already reported one positive EEE test result each in a mosquito pool, and Connecticut has reported positive West Nile Virus test results in one mosquito pool.
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