date:Jul 18, 2012
yellowtail flounder bycatch quota for the sea scallop fishery, the revised allocation will provide enough yellowtail flounder to account for what is typically harvested by scallop fishermen in a year.
This action was recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council, with input from the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder working group, which includes representatives from the councils scallop and groundfish committees, council staff and NOAA. Environmental community members also expressed