# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfers from NC to CT and ME to RI
> **Rule** · Notification of quota transfer. · Published 2021-12-30 · Effective 2021-12-27 · 86 FR 74381
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-28370
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 74381
- **Publication date:** 2021-12-30
- **Effective date:** 2021-12-27
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the states of North Carolina and Maine are transferring a portion of their 2021 commercial summer flounder quota to the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, 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, Maine, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/30/2021-28370/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-quota-transfers-from-nc-to-ct)
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