R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-10-4: Application for a permit to conduct aquaculture.

Any applicant desiring a permit to conduct aquaculture shall file with the CRMC a written application in any form that it may prescribe, setting forth the following information:

(1) The name and address of the applicant;

(2) A description of the location and amount of submerged land and water column to be subject to the permit;

(3) A description of the aquaculture activities to be conducted, including:

(i) Whether those activities are to be experimental or commercial;

(ii) A description of the species to be managed or cultivated within the permitted area; and

(iii) A description of the method or manner of aquaculture activity;

(4) An assessment of the current capability of the applicant to carry out those activities; and

(5) Any other information that the CRMC may by regulation require.