Business & Commerce

#2026-05073Kuzeydoğu ABD Balıkçılığı; Scup Balıkçılığı; 2026 Scup Kış I Ticari Kotası Avlandı

🇺🇸United States··Final Rule·Medium Impact·Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The 2026 Winter I commercial quota for scup fish has been fully harvested, meaning that commercial fishing vessels with a federal permit cannot catch or land scup until the end of this quota period on April 30, 2026. This rule affects commercial fishers and dealers involved in the scup fishery.

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Action

Temporary rule; closure.

Key Changes

  • Commercial quota for scup has been fully harvested.
  • No scup can be landed by commercial vessels until April 30, 2026.
  • Notification published to inform permit holders of the closure.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Commercial fishing vessels with a federal permit for the scup fishery must not catch or land scup from the effective date of this rule through April 30, 2026

Commercial fishing vessels with federal scup fishery permits
prohibition
high

Scup dealers must not receive or process scup landings from federal commercial permit holders for the remainder of the Winter I quota period (through April 30, 2026)

Scup fish dealers
prohibition
medium

NMFS must publish notification of the quota harvest closure to inform vessel and dealer permit holders that no Federal commercial quota is available

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NMFS)
disclosure

Affected Parties

Commercial fishersFish dealers

Tags

fisheries,scup,commercial fishing