R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-4-2: Otter trawls, pair trawls, and beam trawls — Areas prohibited.

Unless otherwise specified in regulations and except for those areas described in § 20-4-3, no person shall operate a beam, pair, or otter trawl or other mechanical trawling device in the Sakonnet River; Narragansett Bay; in Point Judith Pond, so-called, in the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown; or the Harbor of Refuge, so-called, in the town of Narragansett; or in Potter Pond, so-called, in the town of South Kingstown; or in Great Salt Pond, so-called, in the town of New Shoreham.