{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-648.127","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 648.127","heading":"Scup recreational fishing season.","body":"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.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES","Subpart H—Management Measures for the Scup Fishery"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"528015468a123e1a50f640f49efb67031bee0a39b5bc494b41ea924c4240bd02","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-648.126","next":"us/50-cfr-648.128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}