Division of Fish & Wildlife
State of Rhode Island
Governor Daniel McKee
RI Department of Environmental Management
Director
Terrence Gray
Deputy Director for Natural Resources
Jason McNamee
RI Division of Fish and Wildlife
Great Swamp Headquarters
277 Great Neck Road
West Kingston, RI 02892
401-789-0281 • [email protected]
Chief - Division of Fish and Wildlife
Phillip A. Edwards
Freshwater and Diadromous Fisheries Section
Christine A. Dudley, Deputy Chief of Freshwater and Diadromous Fisheries
Alan D. Libby, Supervising Fisheries Biologist
Patrick McGee, Principal Fisheries Biologist
Corey Pelletier, Principal Fisheries Biologist
Gabriel Betty, Senior Fisheries Biologist
Matthew Gendron, Fisheries Biologist
Kenneth C. Fernstrom, Senior Fisheries Biologist - Hatcheries Manager
Veronica J. Masson, Federal Aid Coordinator
Aquatic Resource Education
Kimberly M. Sullivan, Principal Fisheries Biologist
Aquatic Resource Education Coordinator
RI DFW Education Office
1B Camp E-Hun-Tee
Exeter, RI 02822
(401) 539-0019
[email protected]
Division of Law Enforcement
F. Dean Hoxsie, Chief
24hr Violation Line: (401) 222-3070
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that the Freshwater and Wildlife resources of the State of Rhode Island will be conserved and managed for equitable and sustainable use.
This guide contains a partial compilation of state laws and regulations pertaining to freshwater fishing and other related information. For more detailed information, refer to Title 20 of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island or visit www.dem.ri.gov
“It is the policy of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to offer its services and accommodations to all orderly persons, and, as required, to all properly licensed persons, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability.”
If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, facility, or if you desire further information, please write to the Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C. 20240
