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2022 Scup Winter II Period Quota and Possession Limit Increase

September 29, 2022

Effective Date: October 1, 2022

The commercial scup quota and the possession limit per trip for the 2022 Winter II Period (October 1-December 31) have been increased due to the rollover of unused quota from the Winter I period.

2022 Winter II Period

Initial (lb)

Rollover (lb)

Revised (lb)

Commercial Scup Quota

3,248,849

4,219,494

7,468,343

Possession Limit, Per Trip

12,000

N/A

24,000

When the state and federal possession limits are different, the most restrictive requirement applies for fishery participants that have both state and federal permits

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on September 29, 2022