Report Run on: 2024-07-05

For data reported through 2024-07-04

Quota Period: 2024

Quota period dates: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

State Cumulative Landings (Pounds) Quota (Pounds) Percent of Quota (%)
ME 0 10,388 0.0%
NH 0 7,975 0.0%
MA 11,892 198,025 6.0%
RI 41,641 194,025 21.5%
CT 1,611 28,821 5.6%
NY 171,095 348,947 49.0%
NJ 7,036 348,898 2.0%
DE 1,930 31,139 6.2%
MD 1,015 61,471 1.7%
VA 36,915 225,380 16.4%
NC 491,887 776,452 63.4%
SC 0 1,561 0.0%
GA 0 1,194 0.0%
FL 114,410 188,899 60.6%
Total 879,432 2,423,175 36.3%
1 This table represents the current commercial Atlantic bluefish quotas for fishing year 2024

Notice

The final 2024 bluefish specifications were updated through a final action effective on 1/1/2024 (87 FR 5739).


2024 bluefish quota adjustments:


The data used to produce this report are the best available to NOAA Fisheries at the time the report was generated. Data for this report are primarily from data received through various NOAA Fisheries data collection programs, which include data from our partner organizations, such as: Vessel Monitoring Systems; Vessel Trip Reports; Dealer Purchase Reports; and the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program. As part of its data quality assurance/quality control program, NOAA Fisheries routinely audits and corrects data, which may lead to differences between quota monitoring reports.