# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; adjustment of annual catch limits. · Published 2014-02-25 · Effective 2014-02-20 · 79 FR 10421
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-04022
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** new england
- **Species:** yellowtail
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 10421
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/25/2014-04022/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-multispecies-fishery-adjustment-of-georges)
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