November 14, 2017 — PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The federal government is shutting down fishing of a popular species of flatfish in Rhode Island for the rest of the year.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says boats fishing under a federal permit for summer flounder may no longer bring the fish to shore in Rhode Island. The shutdown went into effect early Tuesday morning and will last until the end of the year.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at the Connecticut Post