# Federal Register #2026-20861

NOAA Closes Maine’s Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery

**Buyer:** U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20861

NOAA has announced a regulatory closure of Maine’s commercial summer flounder fishery; this notice is not a procurement opportunity.
- Government buyer: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
- Action: Maine’s allocated commercial summer flounder quota has been harvested.
- Restrictions: Federally permitted vessels may not land summer flounder in Maine, and federally permitted dealers may not purchase summer flounder from those vessels while the closure is in effect.
- The closure may end if additional quota is transferred from another state; otherwise, it remains in effect through the end of the applicable fishing year.
- No OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, or part numbers are identified. No goods or services are being solicited.

### Description

NMFS announces that Maine’s 2026 commercial summer flounder quota has been harvested. Federally permitted vessels may not land summer flounder in Maine for the remainder of 2026 unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer from another state. Federally permitted dealers may not purchase summer flounder from federally permitted vessels landing in Maine during this period, subject to the same quota-transfer exception. The temporary closure is effective from 0001 hours on October 13, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

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