# 2025-20080: Mid-Atlantic Council to Review 2026 Flounder and Bass Fishing Rules Online

2025-20080, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-11-18, effective 2025-11-18 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20080
- Title: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 51658
- Published: 2025-11-18
- Effective: 2025-11-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Mid-Atlantic Council to Review 2026 Flounder and Bass Fishing Rules Online

## Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a public webinar on November 18, 2025, to review and set fishing rules for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for 2026-2027. This affects recreational fishers along the coast, as the meeting will decide how much fish can be caught and what new limits or measures will be in place. These decisions help protect fish populations while balancing fishing fun and local economies.

## Abstract

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Technical Committee.

## Effects PRIA read

- Recreational Catch Rules Set for 2026-27: mixed, medium. On November 18, 2025, a council committee will decide recreational catch limits and measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for 2026-2027. They will review harvest predictions, set the percent change in expected harvest for each species, consider coastwide rules or conservation equiv…

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## Sources
- [2025-20080 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/18/2025-20080/mid-atlantic-fishery-management-council-mafmc-public-meeting)
- [2025-20080 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-18/pdf/2025-20080.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20080 (as of 2026-06-08).