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2014 Quotas
2014 Annual Summer Flounder Specifications (January 1-December 31)
| Stock | Summer Flounder |
| Overfishing Limit (OFL) | 26.76 million lb |
| Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) | 21.94 million lb |
| Annual Catch Limit (ACL) | 21.94 million lb |
| Annual Catch Target (ACT) | 21.94 million lb |
| Total Allowable Landings (TAL) | 18.06 million lb |
| Optimal Yield (OY) | The long term average amount of desired yield, not to exceed maximum sustainable yield. |
Research Set-Aside: 541,740 lb
Final Commercial Quota: 10.51 million lb (less RSA)
2014 State Commercial Summer Flounder Allocations
| State | Percent Share | Initial Commercial Quota (lb) | Adjusted Commercial Quota (lb)* |
| Maine | 0.05 | 5,153 | 4,998 |
| New Hampshire | 0.0005 | 50 | 48 |
| Massachusetts | 6.82 | 739,046 | 688,593 |
| Rhode Island | 15.68 | 1,699,364 | 1,648,193 |
| Connecticut | 2.26 | 244,571 | 237,206 |
| New York | 7.65 | 828,606 | 724,301 |
| New Jersey | 16.72 | 1,812,273 | 1,757,702 |
| Delaware | 0.02 | 1,928 | -50,514 |
| Maryland | 2.04 | 220,951 | 214,298 |
| Virginia | 21.32 | 2,309,824 | 2,240271 |
| North Carolina | 27.44 | 2,973,954 | 2,884,403 |
| Total | 100.00 | 10,835,720 | 10,354,060 |
*These quota values are less RSA and include 2012 and preliminary 2013 quota overages. These quota values also do not include quota transfers, please check the quota monitoring page for updates on quota transfers.
Recreational Harvest Limit (RHL): 7.01 million lb
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