NMFS Proposes 2009 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications and Research Set-Aside Projects

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing specifications for the 2009 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries and providing notice of three conditionally approved projects that will request Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) as part of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Research Set-Aside (RSA) program, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.