Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-20356
NOAA Summer Flounder Quota Transfer from North Carolina to Massachusetts
Buyer
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Posted
October 05, 2026
Identifier
2026-20356
NOAA announces a commercial summer flounder quota transfer between North Carolina and Massachusetts. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). - Quota action: 6,580 pounds of North Carolina’s commercial summer flounder quota are transferred to Massachusetts, by mutual agreement between the states. - Revised quotas: North Carolina has 2,892,991 pounds; Massachusetts has 1,055,312 pounds. - The transfer accounts for landings by an out-of-state permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement and follows the fishery management plan’s quota-transfer provisions. - This is a fisheries regulation, not a procurement opportunity; no products, services, OEMs, vendors, or contract value are identified.
Description
NMFS announces a transfer of 6,580 pounds of North Carolina’s 2026 commercial summer flounder quota to Massachusetts. The transfer, agreed to by the two states, repays landings made by an out-of-state permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The revised 2026 quotas are 2,892,991 pounds for North Carolina and 1,055,312 pounds for Massachusetts. The temporary rule is effective October 2 through December 31, 2026.