Section 20-38-5 - Powers and dutiesThe collaborative shall support and work collaboratively with the Rhode Island fishing community to promote the marketing and sustainability of Rhode Island seafood, including but not limited to:
(1) Identifying regulatory restrictions preventing and/or inhibiting local seafood marketing initiatives and identifying opportunities to remove those regulatory restrictions;(2) Identifying and facilitating opportunities to increase consumer demand for local seafood;(3) Identifying and facilitating opportunities to establish agreements with local fishermen and seafood dealers for potential seafood marketplace expansion;(4) Reviewing and identifying existing studies, pilot programs and initiatives of this state and other states regarding seafood-marketing practices;(5) Providing educational opportunities for consumers and the fishing community regarding local seafood issues and initiatives;(6) Identifying funding sources available to the fishing community to support seafood marketing;(7) Responding to requests for information from the legislature and commenting on proposed legislation;(8) Issuing recommendations necessary to achieve these goals;(9) Identifying opportunities for potential funding to support Rhode Island seafood marketing efforts and initiatives.Amended by 2017 Pub. Laws, ch. 451,§ 30, eff. 10/11/2017. P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1.