Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; 2026 Scup Winter I Commercial Quota Harvested

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Summary

NMFS announces that the 2026 scup Winter I commercial quota has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the scup fishery may not land scup for the remainder of the Winter I quota period. Regulations governing the scup fishery require publication of this notification to advise vessel and dealer permit holders that no Federal commercial quota is available for landing scup through the end of Winter I (April 30, 2026).

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