NMFS Announces Harvest of Summer Flounder Quota for Rhode Island, Vessels Prohibited from Landing in State for Remainder of 2017

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the 2017 summer flounder commercial quota allocated to Rhode Island has been fully harvested, and vessels with a Federal commercial fisheries permit for summer flounder are prohibited from landing the fish in the state for the remainder of 2017, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer from another state.