NARRAGANSETT, RI (October 2008) – State budget problems have dramatically reduced staffing levels at the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife (F&W) to the point that the agency no longer has personnel available to serve on advisory panels and attend meetings important to the needs of the fishing industry.
According to the minutes of the Aug. 4 meeting of the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council, F&W Chief Michael Lapisky said the marine fisheries section of F&W had been hit the hardest by staff cuts.
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