Report Run on: 2022-12-22

For data reported through 2022-12-21

Quota Period: 2022

Quota period dates: January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

State Cumulative Landings (Pounds) Quota (Pounds) Percent of Quota (%)
ME 127 5,819 2.2%
NH 0 13,655 0.0%
MA 253,397 254,748 99.5%
RI 240,128 382,456 62.8%
CT 29,488 43,885 67.2%
NY 348,343 497,193 70.1%
NJ 206,749 434,158 47.6%
DE 838 59,442 1.4%
MD 3,764 70,698 5.3%
VA 79,757 309,802 25.7%
NC 703,367 1,133,855 62.0%
SC 0 1,590 0.0%
GA 0 805 0.0%
FL 96,210 329,137 29.2%
Total 1,962,168 3,537,243 55.5%
1 This table represents the current commercial Atlantic bluefish quotas for fishing year 2022


2022 bluefish quota adjustments:
Transfer 1
Transfer 2
Transfer 3
Transfer 4
Transfer 5
Transfer 6
State Initial 2022 Quota Specifications (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb) Transfer Amount (lb) Quota with Transfer (lb)
Maine 20,819 0 20,819 0 20,819 0 20,819 -15,000 5,819 0 5,819 0 5,819
New Hampshire 13,655 0 13,655 0 13,655 0 13,655 0 13,655 0 13,655 0 13,655
Massachusetts 254,748 0 254,748 0 254,748 0 254,748 0 254,748 0 254,748 0 254,748
Rhode Island 254,956 40,000 294,956 0 294,956 30,000 324,956 15,000 339,956 42,500 382,456 0 382,456
Connecticut 43,885 0 43,885 0 43,885 0 43,885 0 43,885 0 43,885 0 43,885
New York 414,693 0 414,693 40,000 454,693 0 454,693 0 454,693 0 454,693 42,500 497,193
New Jersey 519,158 0 519,158 0 519,158 0 519,158 0 519,158 -42,500 476,658 -42,500 434,158
Delaware 59,442 0 59,442 0 59,442 0 59,442 0 59,442 0 59,442 0 59,442
Maryland 100,698 0 100,698 0 100,698 -30,000 70,698 0 70,698 0 70,698 0 70,698
Virginia 389,802 -40,000 349,802 -40,000 309,802 0 309,802 0 309,802 0 309,802 0 309,802
North Carolina 1,133,855 0 1,133,855 0 1,133,855 0 1,133,855 0 1,133,855 0 1,133,855 0 1,133,855
South Carolina 1590 0 1590 0 1590 0 1590 0 1590 0 1590 0 1590
Georgia 805 0 805 0 805 0 805 0 805 0 805 0 805
Florida 329,137 0 329,137 0 329,137 0 329,137 0 329,137 0 329,137 0 329,137
Federal Register Number 87 FR 5739 87 FR 43219 87 FR 43219 87 FR 48449 87 FR 74021 87 FR 74991 87 FR 74991
Effective Date 2-Feb-22 19-Jul-22 19-Jul-22 8-Aug-22 1-Dec-22 2-Dec-22 2-Dec-22
Publication Date 2-Feb-22 20-Jul-22 20-Jul-22 9-Aug-22 2-Dec-22 7-Dec-22 7-Dec-22
Transfer Type Specifications Quota Transfer Quota Transfer Quota Transfer Quota Transfer Quota Transfer Quota Transfer
r Allocations


These data are the best available to NOAA Fisheries Service when this report was compiled. Data are supplied to NOAA Fisheries Service by dealers via Dealer Electronic Reporting to the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) and/or by state agencies and may be preliminary. Discrepancies with data from previous Weekly Landings Reports are due to corrections made to the database.

Transfers of atlantic bluefish quota between states have occured. For a detailed description of these transfers click here