August 24, 2012 —
The 2012 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to Federal fishery permit holders in Massachusetts has been harvested. Effective 0001 hours, August 28, 2012, fishing vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit for the summer flounder fishery may no longer land summer flounder in Massachusetts for the remainder of the 2012 calendar year. In addition, Massachusetts is also closing its state waters fishery for summer flounder because the state quota has been reached.
View the announcement on the NOAA website