Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Massachusetts
catch-limit · flounder · Published 1996-10-07 · 61 FR 52384
Document
Document number
96-25642
Federal Register citation
61 FR 52384
Type
Rule
Action
Commercial quota harvest.
Category
catch-limit
Species
flounder
Publication date
1996-10-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 951116270-5308-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this notification announcing that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Massachusetts for the remainder of calendar year 1996, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer. Regulations governing the summer flounder fishery require publication of this notification to advise the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the quota has been harvested and to advise vessel and dealer permit holders that no commercial quota is available for landing summer flounder in Massachusetts.