# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From NC to MA
> **Rule** · Notice; quota transfer. · Published 2021-02-08 · Effective 2021-02-05 · 86 FR 8559
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-02521
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 8559
- **Publication date:** 2021-02-08
- **Effective date:** 2021-02-05
- **NOAA docket:** RTID 0648-XA843
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2020 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This retroactive adjustment to the 2020 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 2020 commercial quotas for North Carolina and Massachusetts.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/08/2021-02521/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-retroactive-quota-transfer-from)
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