# Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 22 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2022-11-17 · Effective 2023-01-01 · 87 FR 68925
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-24997
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** flounder
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 68925
- **Publication date:** 2022-11-17
- **Effective date:** 2023-01-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 221110-0237
## Abstract

This action implements approved measures for Amendment 22 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 22 was developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to revise summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass commercial and recreational sector allocations. Amendment 22 is intended to ensure that the best available science is used to determine commercial and recreational sector allocations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/17/2022-24997/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern)
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