# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfers From NC to MA and VA to NJ
> **Rule** · Notification of quota transfer. · Published 2021-06-22 · Effective 2021-06-21 · 86 FR 32651
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-13078
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 32651
- **Publication date:** 2021-06-22
- **Effective date:** 2021-06-21
- **NOAA docket:** RTID 0648-XB117
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia are transferring a portion of their 2021 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to the State of New Jersey, respectively. This adjustment to the 2021 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 revised 2021 commercial quotas for North Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia, and New Jersey.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/22/2021-13078/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-quota-transfers-from-nc-to-ma)
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