2026 Black Sea Bass Special Harvest Program
Closed 5/1/26
2026 Summer Flounder Weekly Harvest Program
Closed 5/1/26
2026 NYS Cooperative Multi-State Possession and Landing Program
Closed 5/1/26
Scup Weekly Harvest Program
For New York State Commercial Food Fish and Food Fish Landing License Holders Only.
Program Parameters:
- The weekly scup harvest program will run from May 1, 2026 through June 15, 2026, unless otherwise specified by DEC.
- Registered participants will be permitted to possess and land scup in excess of the daily trip limit up to the weekly trip limit in one or two trips, but in no event may a participant possess or land more than the weekly trip limit in a fishing week, Saturday through Friday.
Participation Requirements:
- A participant may not possess or land more than the weekly trip limit of scup in any single fishing week.
- No more than three participants may list the same vessel to fish from, however only one participant may fish from the permitted vessel per day, and each vessel shall not land more than once per day or exceed one weekly limit per day.
- A maximum of two landings per fishing week, per participant, is not to be exceeded. For example, for a weekly trip limit of 4,000 lbs., participants that land 2,500 lbs. of scup on Monday will be permitted to land an additional 1,500 lbs. in a single calendar day, by the end of the fishing week on Friday.
- The fishing week for the weekly scup program is Saturday through Friday.
- A fishing vessel trip report (VTR) for any trips where more than the daily trip limit is taken must be submitted within 48 hours of landing.
- Participants are permitted to offload scup only during the hours of 6:00AM through 8:00PM.
- Once in the weekly program, participants are not allowed to mix weekly and daily harvest trips. To opt out of the weekly program, participants must notify DEC of their intent by email at [email protected] . Participants may only opt-in or out of the program up to two times. After the second opt-out, participants are no longer eligible to participate in the weekly scup program.
- Participants are NOT required to submit a predeparture notice but MUST call DEC Division of Law Enforcement Dispatch at 631-444-0250 at least two hours prior to arrival at port for any scup landings and provide the intended port and facility of landing, estimated time of landing, and total weight of scup to be landed in New York.
How to Participate:
- Download and/or print the application: 2026 Weekly Scup Registration Form (PDF)
- Completely fill out the application.
Submit completed application by email to: [email protected] or send by mail to: NYSDEC Quota Management Unit, 123 Kings Park Blvd., Kings Park, NY 11754
