Report Run on: 2025-05-15

For data reported through 2025-05-14

Quota Period: 2025

Quota period dates: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

State Cumulative Landings (Pounds) Quota (Pounds) Percent of Quota (%)
ME 0 10,582 0.0%
NH 0 9,123 0.0%
MA 0 262,663 0.0%
RI 734 255,061 0.3%
CT 11,122 35,309 31.5%
NY 38,083 477,518 8.0%
NJ 55,756 432,630 12.9%
DE 0 32,990 0.0%
MD 273 72,265 0.4%
VA 28,059 256,125 11.0%
NC 347,184 972,012 35.7%
SC 54 2,250 2.4%
GA 0 1,897 0.0%
FL 4,055 213,625 1.9%
Total 485,320 3,034,050 16.0%
1 This table represents the current commercial Atlantic bluefish quotas for fishing year 2025

Notice

The final 2025 bluefish specifications were updated through a final action effective on 1/1/2025 (89 FR 99138).


2025 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.