# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From VA to NY
> **Rule** · Notification of quota transfer. · Published 2020-01-23 · Effective 2020-01-17 · 85 FR 3855
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-01083
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 3855
- **Publication date:** 2020-01-23
- **Effective date:** 2020-01-17
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 190312234-9412-01
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the Commonwealth of Virginia is transferring a portion of its 2019 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of New York. This retroactive adjustment to the 2019 fishing year quota 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 retroactively revised 2019 commercial quotas for Virginia and New York.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/23/2020-01083/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-quota-transfer-from-va-to-ny)
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