# 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.

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