Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1998-99 Fishing Year

NMFS announces the estimated spawning biomass and final harvest quotas for the northern anchovy fishery in the exclusive economic zone south of Point Reyes, CA, for the 1998-99 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. We will revise the quotas by a subsequent rulemaking if the comments warrant it. The intended effect of this action is to establish allowable harvest levels for the central subpopulation of Pacific anchovy.