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      • Summer flounder are one of the most popular recreational fish on the Atlantic coast. In 2022, recreational landings were 8.6 million pounds, according to the NOAA Fisheries recreational fishing landings database. Anglers fish for summer flounder from the shore, piers, and boats with hook-and-line gear.
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  2. May 7, 2024 · Recreational fishery: Summer flounder are one of the most popular recreational fish on the Atlantic coast. In 2022, recreational landings were 8.6 million pounds, according to the NOAA Fisheries recreational fishing landings database. Anglers fish for summer flounder from the shore, piers, and boats with hook-and-line gear.

  3. Summer flounder are also highly prized in the recreational fishery. Anglers catch summer flounder from the shore, piers, and boats with hook and line. From 1981 through 2004, recreational landings varied widely from a high of 36.7 million pounds in 1983 to a low of 5.7 million pounds in 1989.

  4. Mar 1, 2024 · For scup, the daily possession limit is reduced from 40 to 30. In December 2023, the ASMFC and MAFMC jointly approved management measures requiring member states of both panels to reduce summer flounder recreational harvest by 28% and scup recreational harvest by 10% for 2024 and 2025.

  5. Mar 26, 2024 · The Percent Change Approach, as implemented under Addendum XXXIV to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP), was used in conjunction with the Recreational Demand Model (RDM) to determine that summer flounder requires a 28% reduction in recreational harvest in 2024, and that management measures would need ...

  6. Mar 10, 2017 · In response to that advice, NOAA Fisheries determined that the annual catch limit for summer flounder had to be reduced by 30%. Despite the clear need for such reduction, it was not well received in the recreational fishing community.

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