2013 Quota Distribution Plans
DEC Bureau of Marine Resources held three 2013 quota management meetings. At these meetings, commercial fishermen discussed how to best utilize the 2013 state quota for black sea bass, bluefish, scup and summer flounder (fluke). The outcomes of the discussions were used to draft the following quota distribution tables displayed below.
2013 Black Sea Bass Quota Distribution
The 2013 black sea bass quota allocation is anticipated to be 124,600 pounds. The following table is the 2013 distribution plan for black sea bass.
| Period | Dates | Quota (lbs.) |
Initial daily trip limit (lbs.) |
% Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 6 - January 26 | 6,230 | 50 | 5% |
| 2 | May 22 - June | 41,118 | 50 | 33% |
| 3 | July - August | 34,888 | 50 | 28% |
| 4 | September - October | 29,904 | 50 | 24% |
| 5 | November - December | 12,460 | 50 | 10% |
Note: If the landings for black sea bass in Periods 2 and 3 exceed the projected level of harvest, the black sea bass fishery will be closed when the landings reach 75% of the total of the quota for Periods 2 and 3.
2013 Bluefish Quota Distribution
The 2013 bluefish quota allocation is anticipated to be 942,967 pounds. This amount may change when NMFS makes adjustments to the commercial and recreational quota for 2013. The following table is the distribution plan for bluefish.
| Period | Dates | Quota (lbs.) |
Initial trip limit (lbs.) |
% Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January - April | 141,445 | 5,000 | 15% |
| 2 | May - June | 235,742 | 1,000 | 25% |
| 3 | July - August | 330,038 | 1,000 | 35% |
| 4 | September. - October. | 141,445 | 1,000 | 15% |
| 5 | November - December | 94,297 | 1,000 | 10% |
2013 Scup (Summer) Quota Distribution
The 2013 scup (summer) quota allocation is anticipated to be 1,450,019 pounds. The following table is the distribution plan for scup (porgy).
| Period | Dates | Quota (lbs.) |
Initial trip limit (lbs.) |
% Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
May - June |
870,011 | 60% | |
| May | 1,500 | |||
| June | 2,000 | |||
| 2 | July - August | 290,004 | 1,000 | 20% |
| 3 | September - October | 290,004 | 1,000 | 20% |
Note: For Periods 2 and 3 - If the scup landings reach 75% of the period's quota too early in the period, the daily trip limit will be reduced to 210 pounds.
2013 Summer Flounder (Fluke) Quota
The 2013 summer flounder quota allocation is anticipated to be 842,605 pounds. The following table is the distribution plan for summer flounder.
| Period | Dates | Quota (lbs) |
% of annual quota |
Initial daily trip limit (lbs) |
Weekly limit max of two landings per week (effective Jan. 14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January - March | 210,651 | 25% | 70 | 1,000 |
| 2 | April - May | 151,669 | 18% | 140 | - |
| 3 | June - July | 227,503 | 27% | 100 | - |
| 4 | August - October | 143,243 | 17% | 100 | - |
| 5 | November - December | 109,539 | 13% | 100 | To Be Determined |
Note: For Periods 2 and 3 - If the fluke landings reach 75% of the period's quota too early in the period, the daily trip limit will be reduced to 70 pounds.
