Fishery Council Calls for Flounder and Bass Feedback
Published Date: 2/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are teaming up to hear your thoughts on new rules for fishing summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. They want to improve how they collect data and manage recreational fishing, so your input matters! You can join public meetings or send comments by March 20, 2025, to help shape these changes that affect anglers and fishing businesses.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Possible recreational management and data changes
The Council and Commission are scoping a Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fishery Management Plans. If adopted later, the amendment could change how recreational fishing is managed and how data are collected, which may affect anglers and fishing businesses.
Public scoping meetings and comment deadline
You can attend one of five joint public scoping hearings or send written comments by March 20, 2025. The meetings will gather public input on a Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment related to summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish.
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