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2025 ASMFC Quota Transfers
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A number of Commission fishery management plans (FMPs) distribute commercial quota through state shares. Those FMPs also allow for the voluntary transfer of quota between two states. The following table summarizes the transfers that have occurred in 2025. For more information, please contact Toni Kerns, tkerns@asmfc.org
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Approval DateSpecies Transfer Amount (lbs)Transferring StateRecipient State
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1/14/25Spiny Dogfish500,000North CarolinaMaryland
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3/13/25Spiny Dogfish1,500,000Northern RegionVirginia
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3/20/25Summer Flounder3,520North CaroinaVirginia
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5/12/25Smooth Dogfish25,000VirginiaConnecticut
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5/14/25Black Sea Bass15,000New HampshireConnecticut
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5/16/25Black Sea Bass50,000North CarolinaMassachusetts
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5/16/25Black Sea Bass50,000North CarolinaRhode Island
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5/16/25Black Sea Bass50,000North CarolinaNew York
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5/21/25Spiny Dogfish300,000North CarolinaNew Jersey
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5/22/25Scup300,000MassachusettsConnecticut
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6/12/2025Summer Flounder817North CarolinaVirginia
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8/14/25Menhaden1,000,000ConnecticutNew Hampshire
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8/29/2025Smooth Dogfish60,000North CarolinaConnecticut
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9/11/2025Menhaden1,000,000New YorkMaine
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9/12/2025Summer Flounder50,000North CarolinaNew York
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9/12/2025Bluefish100,000MassachusettsNorth Carolina
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9/19/25Menhaden1,000,000MarylandMaine
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9/19/25Menhaden500,000North CarolinaMaine
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9/19/25Menhaden500,000ConnecticutMaine
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9/18/25Summer Flounder23,702North CarolinaMassachusetts
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9/25/2025Bluefish 200,000New Jersey North Carolina
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11/13/25Menhaden160,000Rhode IslandMassachusetts
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12/5/25Black sea bass75,000North CarolinaNew York
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12/3/2025Bluefish50,000Rhode IslandNorth Carolina
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12/3/2025Summer Flounder1,801North CarolinaMassachusetts
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12/16/25Menhaden250,000Rhode IslandMaine
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12/16/25Spiny Dogfish2,000,000Northern RegionVirginia
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12/30/2025Bluefish 50,000New Jersey North Carolina
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12/30/2025Summer Flounder125,000North CarolinaNew Jersey
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12/22/2025Summer Flounder100,000North CarolinaNew York
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12/22/2025Bluefish100,000New York North Carolina
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