Rhode Island has definitely earned the nickname "the Ocean State," and one saltwater pond is home to some unique water ...

The DEM and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association say there have been increased reports of smooth puffer fish being caught ... The smooth puffer fish, one of about 120 known species, ...

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The DEM and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association said there's been an increase in reports of the species in the area and asked anglers who catch one to take it off the hook and release it.

As Rhode Island’s waters have warmed, the populations of predators such as comb jellies and shrimp have spiked, exposing flounder eggs and larvae to more hungry mouths.

The New England Saltwater Fishing Show, the largest show of its type in the Northeast, is this week Friday to Sunday, March 7-9, at the Rhode Island Convention Center.