Final rule for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries.
Category
catch-limit
Species
flounder
Publication date
2004-03-29
Effective date
2004-04-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040113012-4093-02
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule implementing measures contained in Framework Adjustment 4 (Framework 4) to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that would allow for the transfer at sea of scup between commercial fishing vessels, and clarify the circumstances under which a vessel must operate with the specified mesh. Regulations regarding the establishment and administration of research set-aside (RSA) quota would also be amended to clarify how unused RSA quota is to be returned to the fishery.