Massachusetts Shares Flounder Quota with Rival Rhode Island
Published Date: 9/29/2025
Rule
Summary
Massachusetts is sharing some of its 2025 summer flounder fishing quota with Rhode Island to keep things fair and follow the rules. This means Rhode Island can catch a bit more summer flounder next year, while Massachusetts will catch a bit less. Fishermen in both states should get ready for these updated limits starting in 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Rhode Island Gets More Quota
Rhode Island will receive a portion of Massachusetts' 2025 commercial summer flounder quota, so Rhode Island commercial fishermen can catch more summer flounder during the 2025 fishing year. This change was made under the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer rules.
Massachusetts Quota Reduced
Massachusetts is transferring a portion of its 2025 commercial summer flounder quota to Rhode Island, so Massachusetts commercial fishermen will have a smaller quota and can catch less summer flounder in the 2025 fishing year. The change implements the quota transfer provisions in the Fishery Management Plan.
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