Fishery Bulletin 105(2) 



311 



Tables are often overused in scientific papers; it is 

 seldom necessary or even desirable to present all the data 

 associated with a study. Tables should not be excessive 

 in size and must be cited in numerical order in the text. 

 Headings should be short but ample enough to allow the 

 table to be intelligible on its own. All unusual symbols 

 must be explained in the table legend. Other incidental 

 comments may be footnoted with italic footnote markers. 

 Use asterisks to indicate probability in statistical data. Do 

 not type table legends on a separate page; place them on 

 the same page as the table data. Do not submit tables in 

 photo mode. 



Figures include line illustrations, photographs (or 

 slides), and computer-generated graphs and must be cited 

 in numerical order in the text. Graphics will aid in the 

 comprehension of the text, but they should be limited 

 to presenting patterns rather than raw data. Figures 

 are costly to print and should be limited to six. Figures 

 must be labeled with authors name and number of figure. 

 Avoid placing labels vertically (except on yaxis). Figure 

 legends should explain all symbols and abbreviations and 

 should be double-spaced on a separate page at the end of 

 the manuscript. Please note that we do not print graphs 

 in color. 



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THESE GUIDELINES 



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PUBLICATION 



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Reprints are available free of charge to the senior 

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 copies). 



Submission 



The Scientific Editorial Office encourages authors 

 to submit their manuscripts as a single PDF (pre- 

 ferred), or Word (zipped) document by e-mail to Fish- 

 ery.Bulletin@noaa.gov. Please use the subject heading 

 "Fishery Bulletin manuscript submission." Do not send 

 encrypted files. For further details on electronic submis- 

 sion, please contact the Scientific Editorial Office directly 

 (see address below). Or you may send your manuscript on 

 compact disc in one of the above formats along with four 

 printed copies (one original plus three copies [stapled]) to 

 the Scientific Editor, at the address shown below. 



Dr. Adam Moles 



Scientific Editor, Fishery Bulletin 



11305 Glacier Hwy 



Juneau, AK 99801-8626 



Once the manuscript has been accepted for publication, 

 you will be asked to submit a final software copy of your 

 manuscript. When requested, the text and tables should 

 be submitted in Word or Word Rich Text Format. Figures 

 should be sent as PDF files, Windows metafiles, tiff files, 

 or as EPS files. Send a copy of figures in original software 

 if conversion to any of these formats yields a degraded 

 version. 



