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 2020-04-03 · Effective 2020-04-02 · 85 FR 18873
Document
Document number
2020-06460
Federal Register citation
85 FR 18873
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule; adjustment of annual catch limits.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2020-04-03
Effective date
2020-04-02
NOAA docket
Docket No.: 200324-0086
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 2019 fishing year. This quota transfer is authorized when the scallop fishery is not expected to catch its entire allocations of yellowtail flounder. The quota transfer is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities for groundfish vessels to help achieve the optimum yield for these stocks while ensuring sufficient amounts of yellowtail flounder remain available for the scallop fishery.