With the 2014/2015 waterfowl seasons just around the corner, USF&W has posted proposed season dates and limits for our 4 flyways. I find the Central and Pacific flyways getting plenty of gravy as usual while the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways get scraps. Here what east coast sea duck hunters have to look forward to within the next year and a half:
The Future of the 107 Special Sea Duck Season:

Special seasons for sea ducks began in the Atlantic Flyway in 1938 when 5 northeastern states were allowed 16-30 day extensions to their regular duck seasons. Initially, only scoters were legal game during the extensions. Over time, the season became more liberal and by 1972, 13 of the 17 states in the Flyway had special seasons that lasted 107 days and had bag limits of 7 Eider, Old Squaw, and Scoter in the aggregate. The Special Sea Duck Season in the Atlantic Flyway remained essentially unchanged until 1993, when a review of the status of sea ducks led to a reduction in the scoter bag limit to 4....

That said currently in 2014, it appears that starting in the 2016-2017 Migratory Waterfowl Season the Atlantic Flyway will no longer have a 107 day "Special Season" and Sea Ducks will only be hunted during the Regular Duck Season. Likely also there will be a more restrictive bag limit for Scoter, Old Squaw/Long Tailed Ducks & Eider.

"Changes"....