Syracuse.com - Cuomo threatens legal action unless feds change summer flounder quotas for New York anglers

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Cuomo said the state is losing "tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars" because of unfair fishing limits, particularly on summer flounder, placed on commercial and recreational fisherman."

Gov. Cuomo is going to bat for New York's anglers who fish for flounder and is threatening legal action if federal officials don't cut this state's anglers more slack.

According to a story today on southhamptonpatch.com.

"New York State officials visited Montauk on Thursday morning to send a clear message to federal officials: Change summer flounder quotas or we'll sue.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state is losing "tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars" because of unfair fishing limits, particularly on summer flounder, placed on commercial and recreational fisherman."

"We have gotten shortchanged by the federal government year after year in terms of how many fluke we can actually catch," Cuomo said, speaking to a large audience of mainly fishermen on the deck of Swallow East restaurant, overlooking the Montauk Harbor.

Read the full story.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog