New York Files Suit over fluke allocations highlighting issue of fish moving due to cimate change
New York is filing suit against NOAA over 2019 fluke allocations, which it says is based on 40 year old fisheries data.
The lawsuit comes after other states on the Mid-Atlantic council have refused to revise their more favorable allocations, and at a time when the fluke population is moving north due to climate change and warming waters.
New York has 7.6% of the fluke quota, while Rhode Island and New Jersey have 15.7% and 16.7% respectively, and Virginia and North Carolina have 21.3% and 24.7%.
The issue of reallocation of historical effort as fish move to new areas is affecting a number of fisheries beyond fluke. For example...
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