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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Aquatic Resource Education program will hold three more “Come Clam with Me” events this year. The events are scheduled for …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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7/15/25
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The expanded Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament is Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. You need not attend the awards ceremony on Block Island to enter or win. Fish photos are taken up …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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7/9/25
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The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) once gain ran a successful youth fishing camp last week with funding from U.S. …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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7/1/25
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Last month, I had the chance to advocate for full funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington, DC.
I was with Gretchen Spiers, Vice President of the Cape …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/24/25
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Bluefin tuna regulations changed for the better when NOAA announced last week new angling and charter/headboat Highly Migratory Species (HMS) regulations. Effect July 1, 2025 private vessels with an …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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6/17/25
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The spring sports season is officially closed as the final championships took place last weekend.
Beacon Media had two of its teams clinch championships, as the Cranston East boys …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/11/25
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NOAA Fisheries adjusted the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits for recreational fishermen. The adjusted limits took effect June 3, 2025 and extend through Dec. 31, 2025, unless modified by …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/10/25
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It’s been a whirlwind few weeks covering our high school sports teams as they are grinding through their respective playoffs. We’re now entering the home stretch of the school sports …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/4/25
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
Special to the SunRise
The Department of Environmental Management’s Marine Fisheries Division released their 2024 annual commercial and recreational fishing report …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/3/25
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The South Fork Wind Benthic Monitoring Program released a visual survey earlier this month conducted at South Fork Wind (SFW), an offshore wind farm located 16.5 nautical miles southeast of Block …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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5/27/25
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The striped bass are here on their annual migration north. Before relating where to catch them and how it is important to note that they are in tough shape as a species.
Striped bass …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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5/20/25
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The dust has now settled on the Celtics’ Eastern Conference Semifinals loss to the New York Knicks, and all eyes will be on coach and Johnston native Joe Mazzulla as the team moves forward and …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/20/25
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Major League Baseball officially lifted its ban of Pete Rose, among others, for their involvement in gambling infractions from their playing days. The ban now makes these players eligible for the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/14/25
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“We are thrilled that the Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament keeps growing,” said Capt. Chris Willi, Tournament Director and owner of Block Island Fish Works, a bait & tackle …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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5/13/25
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I was covering the Cranston East Little League Opening Day ceremonies last Saturday and something pretty cool happened.
Moments before the league was set to hand the microphone to its …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/6/25
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At press time, on Tuesday night, May 5, 2025, the boating and fishing community spoke out against Rhode Island House Bill H-6256 at a House Finance Committee meeting. The Bill proposes to remove the …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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5/6/25
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The NFL Draft took place last weekend and hundreds of college prospects saw their dreams come to fruition when their names were called to the stage.
One player that did not get selected was …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/29/25
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NOAA Fisheries is using fish DNA to analyze forage and predator relationships. Environmental DNA—eDNA—is loose genetic material shed by organisms in the environment. This can include …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/29/25
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very season I internally debate which sports are my favorite to cover here in Rhode Island. Typically, it’s football in the fall, basketball in the winter and softball in the spring. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/22/25
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Staff, budget and research reductions outlined for NOAA in a Trump Administration NOAA “Passback memo” on their budget would be devastating. Devastating for US agriculture, shipping, …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/22/25
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