Commercial Quota for Black Sea Bass in Northeastern US Harvested for Quarter 4 Period

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that the commercial quota for black sea bass in the Northeastern United States has been fully harvested for the quarter 4 period, which runs from October 1 to December 31, 2001. This means that commercial vessels are no longer allowed to land black sea bass in states north of 35 degrees 15 minutes 3 seconds north latitude, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina, until the start of the next quarter.