September 27, 2013 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
The 2013 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to New York has been harvested. Effective 0001 hours, October 1, 2013, fishing vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit for the summer flounder fishery may no longer land summer flounder in New York for the remainder of the 2013 calendar year. This closure is concurrent with the State of New York’s closure of its commercial summer flounder fishery to state permitted vessels and dealers effective October 1, 2013.
Vessel owners issued Federal permits must continue to complete and submit vessel logbooks for all other species landed. Additionally, dealers issued Federal dealer permits for summer flounder may not purchase summer flounder from federally permitted vessels that land in New York for the remainder of the calendar year. Federally permitted dealers must also continue to report all fish purchases from any vessel.