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2018 Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Temporary Rule

Overview

Fishery Management
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Plan
Fishing Type
Commercial
Action Status
Temporary Rule
Effective
08/14/2018
Point of Contact
Cynthia Hanson, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281-9180

Summary

NOAA Fisheries announces that the 2018 summer flounder commercial quota allocated 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 2018, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer from another state.

Federal Register

Bulletins

Massachusetts Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

The 2018 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to Massachusetts has been harvested.
August 13, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on 04/22/2022