2026-2027 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications: Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Flexibility Act Supporting Analysis

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• Corporate Authors:
  Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; GARF (Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  The purpose of this action is to implement 2026-2027 catch and landings limits for the commercial and recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass based on the best scientific information available as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). This action is needed to prevent overfishing and achieve optimum yield in these fisheries.
• Keywords:
  EAXX-006-48-1GA-1761104280 United States. National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/a6fp-kg80
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f643e094b564d38e24582f682c57ab9c630b6d2602fb608f6046e6e38bd7061c7a1c9e21a88b0de06981a46d59db23ee267c34e2920dba2fa741baf0abcbb156
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/72272/noaa_72272_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.12 MB ]