New Fluke Quota Rules Still Unfair to N.Y. Fishermen, Suit Says

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The Commerce Department’s rule updating the annual commercial fishing quota for summerflounder, or fluke, is still based on inaccurate data and will perpetuate existing inequity for NewYork fishermen, the state says in lawsuit filed in a federal court in the state.By keeping the rule in place, the department violates the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the lawsuit says.The act says fishery management measures must be based on the best available scientificinformation and be “fair and efficient,” according to the complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S.District Court for the Southern District of New York.