Report Run on: 2023-11-09

For data reported through 2023-11-08

Quota Period: 2023

Quota period dates: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

State Cumulative Landings (Pounds) Quota (Pounds) Percent of Quota (%)
ME 6 21,807 0.0%
NH 61 15,331 0.4%
MA 308,626 329,578 93.6%
RI 185,825 366,165 50.7%
CT 33,309 52,094 63.9%
NY 418,521 560,031 74.7%
NJ 118,336 563,295 21.0%
DE 513 23,572 2.2%
MD 3,252 115,409 2.8%
VA 29,518 305,625 9.7%
NC 1,262,345 1,564,077 80.7%
SC 0 2,344 0.0%
GA 0 1,544 0.0%
FL 143,178 366,585 39.1%
Total 2,503,490 4,287,457 58.4%
1 This table represents the current commercial Atlantic bluefish quotas for fishing year 2023


2023 bluefish quota adjustments:
Transfer 1
Transfer 2
Transfer 3
Transfer 4
Transfer 5
Transfer 6
State Initial 2023 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 21,807 0 21,807 0 21,807 0 21,807 0 21,807 0 21,807 0 21,807
New Hampshire 15,331 0 15,331 0 15,331 0 15,331 0 15,331 0 15,331 0 15,331
Massachusetts 329,578 0 329,578 0 329,578 0 329,578 0 329,578 0 329,578 0 329,578
Rhode Island 326,165 0 326,165 25,000 351,165 0 351,165 15,000 366,165 0 366,165 0 366,165
Connecticut 52,094 0 52,094 0 52,094 0 52,094 0 52,094 0 52,094 0 52,094
New York 560,031 0 560,031 0 560,031 0 560,031 0 560,031 0 560,031 0 560,031
New Jersey 623,295 0 623,295 0 623,295 -45,000 578,295 -15,000 563,295 0 563,295 0 563,295
Delaware 63,572 0 63,572 0 63,572 0 63,572 0 63,572 0 63,572 -40,000 23,572
Maryland 115,409 0 115,409 0 115,409 0 115,409 0 115,409 0 115,409 0 115,409
Virginia 435,625 -55,000 380,625 -25,000 355,625 0 355,625 0 355,625 -50,000 305,625 0 355,625
North Carolina 1,374,077 55,000 1,429,077 0 1,429,077 45,000 1,474,077 0 1,474,077 50,000 1,524,077 40,000 1,564,077
South Carolina 2,344 0 2,344 0 2,344 0 2,344 0 2,344 0 2,344 0 2,344
Georgia 1,544 0 1,544 0 1,544 0 1,544 0 1,544 0 1,544 0 1,544
Florida 366,585 0 366,585 0 366,585 0 366,585 0 366,585 0 366,585 0 366,585
Federal Register Number 87 FR 78011 88 FR 51737 88 FR 51737 88 FR 59469 88 FR 59469 88 FR 68498 88 FR 68498
Effective Date 1-Jan-23 3-Aug-23 3-Aug-23 28-Aug-23 28-Aug-23 29-Sep-23 29-Sep-23
Publication Date 21-Dec-22 4-Aug-23 4-Aug-23 29-Aug-23 29-Aug-23 4-Oct-23 4-Oct-23
Transfer Type Specifications Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer


These data are the best available to NOAA Fisheries Service when this report was compiled. Data are provided by vessels via VMS and VTR reporting, and 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.