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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 authors 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: 11 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). 



Text footnotes should be inserted in 9-point font at 

 the bottom of the page that displays the first citation of 

 the footnote. Footnotes should be formatted in the same 

 manner as citations. Footnote all personal communica- 

 tions, unpublished data, and unpublished manuscripts 

 with full address of the communicator or author, or, as in 

 the case of unpublished data, where the data are on file. 

 Authors are advised to avoid references to nonstandard 

 (gray) literature (such as internal, project, processed, 

 or administrative reports, ICES Council Minutes, IWC 

 Minutes or Working Papers, any "research" or "work- 

 ing" documents, laboratory or contract reports. Man- 

 agement Council reports, and manuscripts in review) 

 wherever possible. If these references are used, present 

 them as footnotes and list whether they are available 

 at NTIS (National Technical Information Service) or at 

 some other public depository. 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., Cary, NC). 



Literature cited comprises published works and 

 those accepted for publication in peer-reviewed litera- 

 ture (in press). Follow the name and year system for cita- 

 tion 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 ). Abbre- 

 viations of serials should conform to abbreviations given 

 in the Serial Sources for the BIOSIS Previews Database. 

 Authors are responsible for the accuracy and complete- 

 ness of all citations. Literature citation format: Author 

 (last name, followed by first-name initials). Year. Title 

 of report or manuscript. Abbreviated title of the series 

 to which it belongs. Always include number of pages. If 

 the authorship for a sequence of citations is identical, list 

 works chronologically. 



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) 



