NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring portions of its 2016 commercial summer flounder quota to the States of New Jersey and Rhode Island, and the Commonwealths of Virginia and Massachusetts. These quota adjustments are necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provision. This announcement informs the public of the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer
NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring portions of its 2016 commercial summer flounder quota to the States of New Jersey and Rhode Island, and the Commo...
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“Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer,” thefederalregister.org (March 8, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-05132/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-quota-transfer.