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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer

catch-limit · flounder · Published 2005-04-25 · Effective 2005-04-20 · 70 FR 21162

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Document number
05-8222
Federal Register citation
70 FR 21162
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; quota transfer.
Category
catch-limit
Species
flounder
Publication date
2005-04-25
Effective date
2005-04-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 041110317-4364-02

Abstract

NMFS announces that it has approved the request of the Commonwealth of Virginia to transfer 68,214 lb (30,941 kg) of commercial summer flounder quota to the States of Maine, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, and Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in accordance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Addendum XV to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The recipients of the transferred quota, and the amount transferred, are as follows: Maine-- 1,273 lb (577 kg); Connecticut--17,799 lb (8,073 kg); New York--13,270 lb (6,019 kg); Delaware--3,924 lb (1,780 kg); Maryland--17,983 lb (8,157 kg); and Massachusetts--13,965 lb (6,334 kg). By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.

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