# Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Implementation of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for Western and Eastern U.S./Canada Areas
> **Rule** · Implementation of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for Western and Eastern U.S./Canada Areas. · Published 2004-08-18 · Effective 2004-08-18 · 69 FR 51191
## Document
- **Document number:** 04-18930
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** yellowtail
- **Federal Register citation:** 69 FR 51191
- **Publication date:** 2004-08-18
- **Effective date:** 2004-08-18
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 040112010-4114-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has projected that 70 percent of the total allowable catch (TAC) of Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder that may be harvested from the Western and Eastern U.S./Canada Areas will be harvested by August 18, 2004. The Regional Administrator, therefore, is implementing a yellowtail flounder trip limit of 1,500 lb (680.4 kg) per day, and 15,000 lb (6,804.1 kg) per trip for NE multispecies vessels fishing in both the Western and Eastern U.S./Canada Areas, effective August 18, 2004.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/08/18/04-18930/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern)
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