# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; quota transfer. · Published 2019-02-07 · Effective 2019-02-06 · 84 FR 2463
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-01515
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 2463
- **Publication date:** 2019-02-07
- **Effective date:** 2019-02-06
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 170828822-70999-04
## Abstract

NMFS announces a retroactive commercial summer flounder quota transfer for the 2018 fishing year. The State of North Carolina is transferring quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This quota adjustment is necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the revised 2018 commercial quotas for North Carolina and Virginia.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/07/2019-01515/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-retroactive-quota-transfer)
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