OceanSAMP GIS Data Download: Fisheries

Fixed Gear Fishing Areas
Updated 10/2009
Fishing grounds used by RI commercial fixed gear fishermen. Fixed gear encompasses lobster pots, fish pots, and gill nets.


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Mobile Gear Fishing Areas
Updated 10/2009
Fishing grounds used by RI commercial mobile gear fishermen. Mobile gear fisheries include trawling and scallop dredging.
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Recreational Fishing Areas
Updated 10/2009
Fishing grounds used by RI recreational fishermen.
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Historic Trawling Areas

Historic trawl fishing grounds within Rhode Island's adjacent state and federal waters. Data are based on maps that were developed in 1972-73.
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