Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Addendum XXXI

Addendum XXXI, and the complementary framework action developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), modify both bodies’ Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) to allow the use of conservation equivalency for black sea bass recreational management. Both documents also include recommendations to NOAA Fisheries to implement transit provisions in the Exclusive Economic Zone in Block Island…