---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 648.127"
title: "50"
number: "648.127"
heading: "Scup recreational fishing season."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/648.127"
---

# §648.127. Scup recreational fishing season.


Fishermen and vessels that are not eligible for a scup moratorium permit under [§ 648.4(a)(6)](/cfr/50/648.4.md?p=a-6), may possess scup from January 1 through December 31, subject to the possession limit specified in [§ 648.128(a)](/cfr/50/648.128.md?p=a). The recreational fishing season may be adjusted pursuant to the procedures in [§ 648.122](/cfr/50/648.122.md). 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](/cfr/50/648.131.md).


## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 88269, Dec. 21, 2023]

### Source

Source: 61 FR 43426, Aug. 23, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[88 FR 88269, Dec. 21, 2023]