Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits
catch-limit · new england · yellowtail · Published 2014-02-25 · Effective 2014-02-20 · 79 FR 10421
Document
Document number
2014-04022
Federal Register citation
79 FR 10421
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; adjustment of annual catch limits.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2014-02-25
Effective date
2014-02-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140113030-4109-01
Abstract
NMFS announces a transfer of unused quota for the remainder of the 2013 fishing year (FY) of Georges Bank (GB) and Southern New England/Mid Atlantic (SNE/MA) yellowtail flounder from the Atlantic scallop fishery to the Northeast (NE) multispecies fishery. This action is being taken because the scallop fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocation of GB and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder. The intent is to provide additional harvest opportunity to the NE multispecies fishery while ensuring sufficient amounts of GB and SNE/MA yellowtail flounder are available for the scallop fishery.