50 CFR § 648.127 - Scup recreational fishing season.

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title: "50 CFR § 648.127 - Scup recreational fishing season."
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title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
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section_name: "Scup recreational fishing season."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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# 648.127 Scup recreational fishing season.

Fishermen and vessels that are not eligible for a scup moratorium permit under § 648.4(a)(6), may possess scup from January 1 through December 31, subject to the possession limit specified in § 648.128(a). The recreational fishing season may be adjusted pursuant to the procedures in § 648.122. Should the recreational fishing season be modified, non-federally permitted scup vessels abiding by state regulations may transit

with scup harvested from state waters on board through the Block Island Sound Transit Area following the provisions outlined in § 648.131.

[88 FR 88269, Dec. 21, 2023]