NMFS Announces Harvest of Commercial Quota for Massachusetts Bluefish and Summer Flounder Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the 2015 commercial quota for bluefish and summer flounder allocated to Massachusetts has been fully utilized, and vessels with Federal permits for these fisheries are prohibited from landing these species in the state for the remainder of 2015, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer from another state.