Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From MA to CT

catch-limit · flounder · Published 2022-01-18 · Effective 2022-01-12 · 87 FR 2557

Document

Document number: 2022-00738
Federal Register citation: 87 FR 2557
Type: Rule
Action: Notification of quota transfer.
Category: catch-limit
Species: flounder
Publication date: 2022-01-18
Effective date: 2022-01-12
NOAA docket: RTID 0648-XB717

Abstract

NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is transferring a portion of its 2021 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of Connecticut. This retroactive adjustment to the 2021 fishing year quota is necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the retroactively revised 2021 commercial quotas for Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Source

Authoritative: Federal Register document
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