2020-2021 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Atlantic Bluefish Fisheries
Summary
NOAA Fisheries Announces 2020-2021 Summer Flounder Specifications and Interim 2020 Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Specifications
We are implementing the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s recommended 2020-2021 summer flounder specifications and initial 2020 specifications for the scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries. The initial 2020 specifications for scup, black sea bass, and bluefish will be re-evaluated in early in the fishing year to address the results of an operational assessment for all three species.
Summary of Initial 2020 Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Specifications and 2020-2021 Summer Flounder Specifications, in millions of pounds.
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Scup |
Black Sea Bass |
Bluefish |
Summer Flounder |
|
Commercial Quota |
23.98 |
3.52 |
7.71 |
11.53 |
|
Recreational Harvest Limit |
7.37 |
3.66 |
11.62 |
7.69 |