NMFS Corrects 2005 Winter II Scup Quota and Possession Limit After Misreporting Discovery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has corrected the 2005 Winter II commercial scup quota and possession limit after discovering that a significant amount of scup caught during the 2005 Winter I period were misreported as porgies via the Electronic Dealer Reporting System. This adjustment was made in response to a temporary rule published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2005.