NMFS Issues Final Rule to Revise Harvest Specifications for Northern Anchovy Off West Coast

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to revise the annual reference points for the central subpopulation of northern anchovy in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the west coast, in response to a court decision that ordered the agency to promulgate a new rule to conserve and manage the fishery.