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 2016-03-21 · Effective 2016-04-18 · 81 FR 14986
Document
Document number
2016-06306
Federal Register citation
81 FR 14986
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; adjustment of annual catch limits.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2016-03-21
Effective date
2016-04-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 160202070-6070-01
Abstract
This action transfers unused quota of Georges Bank and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder from the Atlantic scallop fishery to the Northeast multispecies fishery for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. This quota transfer is justified when the scallop fishery is not expected to catch the entire allocation of either stock of yellowtail flounder. The quota transfer is intended to provide additional harvest opportunities for groundfish vessels to help achieve the optimum yield for these stocks while ensuring sufficient amounts of yellowtail flounder are available for the scallop fishery.