Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit Decreased in U.S./Canada Management Area

Summary

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act has authorized a modification to the yellowtail flounder landing limit for the U.S./Canada Management Area, reducing the Georges Bank trip limit to 2,500 lb for NE multispecies DAS vessels. This change aims to prevent over-harvesting of total allowable catch for GB yellowtail flounder during the 2008 fishing year.