Black Sea Bass Quota & Landings Data

Updated September 14, 2021

The black sea bass quota allocation is 426,300 pounds as determined by the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and regulations promulgated by NOAA Fisheries. The Black Sea Bass Quota Distribution plan is distributed into five quota periods with the following harvest limits:

Check Commercial Harvest Limits for the current trip limit and fishery status information.

The Black Sea Bass Quota Distribution Plan may be modified by NYSDEC subject to the following criteria:

• Trip limits may be adjusted to spread allocation over each period and avoid fishery closures when possible.
• Overharvest or underharvest from Period 1 will be deducted from or added to Period 5.
• Overharvest or underharvest from Periods 2 through 4 will be deducted from or rolled into the next period.
• Underharvest from Period 5 will not be rolled into the following year in accordance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass.
• If a period's quota is projected to be exceeded, actions may be taken, up to and possibly including closure of the remaining period until the next period, to preserve quota for subsequent periods.
• Quota allocations will be adjusted to ensure maximum utilization of the black sea bass resource or prevent New York State's allocation from being exceeded.
• The final quota allocation is subject to adjustment by NOAA Fisheries.
• Visit Special Harvest Programs for details on the weekly harvest program for black sea bass.

Black Sea Bass Landings Summary

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