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Fishery Bulletin 



Guidelines for authors 



Content of manuscripts 



Contributions published in Fishery Bulletin describe 

 original research in marine fishery science, fishery engi- 

 neering and economics, as well as the areas of marine 

 environmental and ecological sciences (including model- 

 ing). Although all contributions are subject to peer review, 

 responsibility for the contents of papers rests upon the 

 authors and not upon the editor or publisher. Submission 

 of an article implies that the article is original and is not 

 being considered for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts 

 must be written in English. Authors whose native lan- 

 guage is not English are strongly advised to have their 

 manuscripts checked by English-speaking colleagues 

 prior to submission. Articles may range from relatively 

 short contributions (10-15 typed, double-spaced pages, 

 tables and figures not included) to extensive contributions 

 (20-30 typed pages). Notes are reports of 5 to 10 pages 

 without an abstract and describe methods or results not 

 supported by a large body of data. 



Manuscript preparation 



Title page should include authors' full names and mailing 

 addresses and the senior author's telephone, fax number, 

 and e-mail address, and a list of key words to describe the 

 contents of the manuscript. Abstract should be limited to 

 150 words (one-half typed page), state the main scope of 

 the research, and emphasize the author's conclusions and 

 relevant findings. Do not review the methods of the study 

 or list the contents of the paper. Because abstracts are cir- 

 culated by abstracting agencies, it is important that they 

 represent the research clearly and concisely. Text must 

 be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font throughout. 

 A brief introduction should convey the broad significance 

 of the paper; the remainder of the paper should be divided 

 into the following sections: Materials and methods, 

 Results, Discussion (or Conclusions), and Acknowl- 

 edgments. Headings within each section must be short, 

 reflect a logical sequence, and follow the rules of multiple 

 subdivision (i.e., there can be no subdivision without at 

 least two items). The entire text should be intelligible to 

 interdisciplinary readers; therefore, all acronyms, abbre- 

 viations, and technical terms should be written out in full 

 the first time they are used. Include FAO common names 

 for species in the list of keywords and in the introduction. 

 Regional common names may be used throughout the rest 

 of the text if they are different from FAO common names 

 which can be found at http://www.fishbase.org/search. 

 html. Follow the U.S. Government Printing Office Style 

 Manual (1984 ed.) and the CBE Style Manual (6th ed.) for 

 editorial style; for fish nomenclature follow the most cur- 

 rent issue of the American Fisheries Society's Common 



and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States 

 and Canada. Dates should be written as follows : 1 1 Novem- 

 ber 2000. Measurements should be expressed in metric 

 units, e.g., 58 metric tons (t); if other units of measure- 

 ment are used, please make this fact explicit to the reader. 

 Write out the numbers zero through nine unless they 

 form part of measurement units (e.g., nine fish but 9 mm). 

 Literature cited comprises published works and those 

 accepted for publication in peer-reviewed literature (in 

 press ). Follow the name and year system for citation format 

 in the "Literature cited" section. If there is a sequence of 

 citations in the text, list chronologically: (Smith, 1932; 

 Green, 1947; Smith and Jones, 1985). Abbreviations of 

 serials should conform to abbreviations given in the Serial 

 Sources for the BIOSIS Previews Database. Authors are 

 responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all cita- 

 tions. Literature citation format: Author (last name, fol- 

 lowed by first-name initials). Year. Title of report or man- 

 uscript. Abbreviated title of the series to which it belongs. 

 Always include number of pages. Cite all software and 

 special equipment or chemical solutions used in the study, 

 not in a footnote but within parentheses in the text (e.g., 

 SAS, vers. 6.03, SAS Inst., Inc., Gary, NC). 



Tables and figures — general format 



• Zeros should precede all decimal points for values less 

 than one. 



• Sample size, n, should be italicized. 



• Capitalize the first letter of the first word in all labels 

 within figures. 



• Do not use overly large font sizes in maps and for units 

 of measurements along axes in figures. 



• Do not use bold fonts or bold lines in figures. 



• Do not place outline rules around graphs. 



• Do not use horizontal lines in graphs to indicate mea- 

 surement units on axes. 



• Use a comma in numbers of five digits or more (e.g. 

 13,000 but 3000). 



• Maps should have a North arrow (or compass sign) and 

 degrees latitude-longitude (e.g., 170°E) 



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 



