Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Adjustments to the 2000 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Commercial Quotas
NMFS issues a listing of additional adjustments to the 2000 commercial summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass quotas. This action complies with the regulations that implement...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Commercial quota adjustment for 2000.
SUMMARY:
NMFS issues a listing of additional adjustments to the 2000 commercial summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass quotas. This action complies with the regulations that implement the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (FMP), which specifies that summer flounder landings in excess of a given state's individual commercial quota be deducted from that state's quota for the following year. Similarly, for scup and black sea bass, the FMP specifies that landings in excess of a quota for a given quota period (scup) or quarter (black sea bass) be deducted from the same quota period or quarter in the following year. The intent of this action is to continue the rate of rebuilding of summer flounder, scup and black sea bass in 2000 as described in the FMP's objectives, while also taking into account 1999 overages of state, period or quarterly quotas.
DATES:
Effective August 18, 2000, through December 31, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard A. Pearson, Fisheries Policy Analyst, (978) 281-9279.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NMFS published a document in the
Federal Register
on May 24, 2000 (65 FR 33486), announcing final specifications and preliminary adjustments to the 2000 summer flounder, scup and black sea bass commercial quotas. Additional adjustment is necessary through this notification due to the receipt of late 1999 landings data. The adjustment in this notification may not be final. Additional data including late landings reported from either federally permitted dealers or state statistical agencies reporting landings by non-federally permitted dealers could be received from the states that would further alter the quotas.
Summer Flounder
The 1999 quota, preliminary 1999 landings, and the resulting 1999 overages for all states for summer flounder are given in table 1. The following states recorded landings of summer flounder different from those reported in the May 24, 2000,
Federal Register:
MA—+219 lb (99 kg), CT—+13,172 lb (5,975 kg), NY—+10,616 lb (4,815 kg), NJ—+19,780 lb (8,972 kg), DE—-59 lb (27 kg), MD—+35,492 lb (16,099 kg), and VA—+65,279 lb (29,610 kg).
( printed page 50464)
The resulting adjusted 2000 commercial quota for each state is given in Table 2, taking into account both the 1999 quota overages published in the May 24, 2000,
Federal Register
and the revised 1999 landings noted here.
Table 1. Summer Flounder Preliminary 1999 Landings and Overages by State
State
1999 Quota
Preliminary 1999 Landings
1999 Overage
Lb
Kg
Lb
Kg
Lb
Kg 1
ME
4,450
2,018
5,778
2,621
1,328
602
NH
51
23
0
0
0
0
MA
757,842
343,751
805,183
365,224
47,341
21,474
RI
1,742,583
790,422
1,636,528
742,317
0
0
CT
238,516
108,189
245,219
111,229
6,703
3,040
NY
860,006
390,099
803,903
364,644
0
0
NJ
1,853,926
840,927
1,917,732
869,868
63,806
28,942
DE
(25,739)2
(11,675)2
7,917
3,591
(33,656)2
(15,266)2
MD
202,354
91,786
234,358
106,303
32,004
14,517
VA
2,120,696
961,932
2,195,832
996,012
75,136
34,081
NC
2,974,589
1,349,274
2,800,749
1,270,398
0
0
Total3
10,755,013
4,866,746
10,653,199
4,832,209
1
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
2
Parentheses indicate a negative number.
3
Total quota is the sum of all states having allocation. A state with a negative number has an allocation of zero (0). Total quota and total landings do not equal overage because they reflect positive quota balances in several states.
Table 2. Summer Flounder Preliminary Adjusted 2000 Quotas by State
State
2000 Initial Quota
2000 Adjusted Quota
Lb
Kg 1
Lb
Kg1
ME
5,284
2,397
3,956
1,794
NH
51
23
51
23
MA
757,834
343,748
710,493
322,274
RI
1,742,566
790,041
1,742,566
790,415
CT
250,788
113,756
244,085
110,715
NY
849,672
385,405
849,672
385,404
NJ
1,858,346
842,931
1,794,540
813,990
DE
1,977
897
(31,679)2
(14,369)2
MD
226,568
102,770
194,564
88,253
VA
2,368,546
1,074,354
2,293,410
1,040,273
NC
3,049,560
1,383,257
3,049,560
1,383,257
Total
11,109,214
5,039,055
10,882,897
4,936,398
1
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
2
Parentheses indicate a negative number.
3
Total quota is the sum of all states having allocation. A state with a negative number has an allocation of zero (0).
Scup
The 1999 quotas (by period), preliminary 1999 landings (by period), and resulting overages for scup for all quota periods are given in Table 3. Changes in 1999 landings from those reported in the May 24, 2000,
Federal Register
are as follows: Winter I—-167 lb (76 kg), Summer—+47,750 lb (21,659 kg), Winter II—+36,627 lb (16,614 kg). Note that the 1999 overage and 2000 quota for the scup Winter I period was incorrectly calculated in the May 24, 2000,
Federal Register
. The 1999 overage should have been 106,074 lb (48,069 kg) rather than 106,174 lb (48,114 kg), and the resulting 2000 adjusted quota should have been 1,037,086 lb (470,422 kg) rather than 1,037,986 lb (470,369 kg). Therefore, the 2000 adjusted quota for scup for Winter I period should now be 1,037,086 lb (470,422 kg) plus 167 lb (76 kg) = 1,037,253 lb (470,490 kg).
The resulting adjusted 2000 commercial quota for each quota period is given in Table 4.
Table 3. Scup Preliminary 1999 Landings and Overages By Period
Period
1999 Quota
Preliminary 1999 Landings
1999 Overage
Lb
Kg 1
Lb
Kg 1
Lb
Kg 1
Winter I
1,143,160
518,529
1,249,067
566,567
105,907
48,039
Summer
987,055
447,721
1,336,232
606,105
349,177
158,384
Winter II
403,945
183,226
737,534
334,539
333,589
151,313
Total
2,534,160
1,149,476
3,322,833
1,507,211
1
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
( printed page 50465)
Table 4. Scup Preliminary Adjusted 2000 Quotas by Period
Period
2000 Initial Quota
2000 Adjusted Quota
Lb
Kg 1
Lb
Kg 1
Winter I
1,143,160
518,529
1,037,253
470,490
Summer
987,055
447,721
637,878
289,337
Winter II
403,945
183,226
70,356
31,913
Total
2,534,160
1,149,476
1,745,487
791,740
1
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
Black Sea Bass
The 1999 quotas (by quarter), preliminary 1999 landings (by quarter), and resulting overages for black sea bass for all quarters are given in Table 5. Changes in landings from those reported in the May 24, 2000,
Federal Register
are as follows: Quarter 1—+7,753 lb (3,571 kg), Quarter 2—+30,837 lb (13,988 kg), Quarter 3—+52,464 lb (23,798 kg), and Quarter 4—+89,509 lb (40,601 kg).
Table 5. Black Sea Bass Preliminary 1999 Landings and Overages by Quarter
Quarter
1999 Quota1
Preliminary 1999 Landings
1999 Overage
Lb
Kg 2
Lb
Kg 2
Lb
Kg 2
1. (Jan-Mar)
1,168,860
530,186
715,988
324,767
2. (Apr-Jun)
885,115
401,481
1,062,155
481,785
177,040
80,304
3. (Jul-Sep)
372,983
169,182
525,243
238,246
152,260
69,064
4. (Oct-Dec)
598,043
271,268
745,373
338,095
147,330
66,828
Total
3,025,000
1,372,117
3,048,759
1,382,893
1
Reflects quotas as published on August 26, 1999 (64 FR 46596).
2
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
Table 6. Black Sea Bass Preliminary Adjusted 2000 Quotas by Quarter
Quarter
2000 Initial Quota
2000 Adjusted Quota
Lb
Kg 1
Lb
Kg 1
1. (Jan-Mar)
1,168,760
530,141
1,168,760
530,141
2. (Apr-Jun)
885,040
401,447
708,000
321,143
3. (Jul-Sep)
372,951
169,168
220,691
100,104
4. (Oct-Dec)
597,991
271,244
450,661
204,416
Total
3,024,742
1,372,000
2,548,112
1,155,804
1
Kilograms are as converted from pounds, and may not necessarily add due to rounding.
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65 FR 50463
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