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RIN: 0648-BH79

Publication ID: Spring 2018

Title: ●2018 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Harvest Measures
Abstract: In response to action by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council, this rule would propose management measures--such as recreational possession limits, minimum fish sizes, and seasonal closures--to achieve recreational harvest limits for the 2018 summer flounder and black sea bass recreational fisheries. Specifically, this action would propose establishing conservation equivalency for the recreational summer flounder fishery for 2018 - meaning that states could take fishery management actions which differ from the specific measures proposed in this rule, as long as they achieve the same level of conservation for the resource. The rule also proposes measures to be effective in Federal waters if states fail to take measures that appropriately restrain harvest to the set harvest limits. This rule will also propose recreational management measures for the black sea bass fishery. The proposed measures include a 12.5-inch minimum size, 15-fish possession limit, and open season from May 15 - December 31.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Michael Pentony Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9283 Email: michael.pentony@noaa.gov