NMFS Announces Quota Transfers in Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of New Jersey will transfer a portion of their 2021 commercial bluefish quota to the states of New York and North Carolina, respectively, to comply with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This transfer affects the revised commercial bluefish quotas for Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and New York.