National Marine Fisheries Service
10/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2026 07:14
Maine Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery Closure
The 2026 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to Maine has been harvested. Effective at 0001 on October 13, 2026, vessels are prohibited from landing summer flounder in Maine for the remainder of the 2026 fishing year, unless additional quota becomes available through a transfer and is announced in the Federal Register .
The Maine Department of Marine Resources closed the state fishery starting on October 7, 2026. We are closing the Federal summer flounder commercial fishery in Maine to align with the closure of the state fishery and promote consistency between state and Federal management measures.
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