Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1997-98 Fishing Year

NMFS announces the estimated spawning biomass and interim final harvest quotas for the northern anchovy fishery in the exclusive economic zone south of Point Reyes, CA, the 1997-98 fishing year. These quotas may only be adjusted if inaccurate data were used or if errors were made in the calculations. Comments on these two points are invited. If no changes are necessary, these interim final quotas will become final quotas without further notice. The intended effect of this action is to establish allowable harvest levels for the central subpopulation of Pacific anchovy.