Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Adjustments to the 1997 State Quotas; Commercial Quota Harvested for North Carolina

NMFS issues this notification announcing adjustments to the commercial state quotas for the 1997 summer flounder fishery. This action complies with regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (FMP), which require that landings in excess of a state's annual summer flounder commercial quota be deducted from that state's quota the following year. The public is advised that quota adjustments have been made, and is informed of the revised quotas for the affected states. As a consequence of this action, NMFS further announces that no commercial quota is available for landing summer flounder in North Carolina for the remainder of the 1997 calendar year.