NMFS Announces Harvest of Summer Flounder Quota for Virginia, Closes Commercial Fishing for Remainder of 1998

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the commercial quota for summer flounder in Virginia has been fully harvested, and vessels with a permit for the summer flounder fishery are prohibited from landing the fish in the state for the remainder of 1998, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer.