NMFS announces that the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Florida have transferred a total of 700,000 lb (317,515 kg) of commercial bluefish quota to the State of North Carolina from their respective 2001 quotas. NMFS has adjusted the quotas and announces the revised commercial quotas of Atlantic bluefish for each state involved and the reopening of the commercial Atlantic bluefish fishery in North Carolina. This action is permitted under the regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plan for the Bluefish Fishery (FMP) and is intended to reduce discards and economic impacts in the North Carolina commercial bluefish fishery.