February 20, 2016 — New York Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin has introduced a bill to divide Block Island Sound between New York and Rhode Island.
Currently, there is a federal area three miles out from Block Island, R.I.
Zeldin says, “For recreational anglers or charter boat captains, this shift in jurisdiction can mean the difference between a nice day on the water and committing a federal offense.”
The problem? Connecticut commercial fishermen wouldn’t be able to fish the waters.
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