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Publications 

 Awards 1988-89 



National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 



The Publications Advisory Committee of the National Marine Fisheries 

 Service is pleased to announce the awards for best publications authored 

 by NMFS scientists and published in the Fishery Bulletin volume 87 and 

 Marine Fisheries Review volume 50. Eligible papers are nominated by 

 the Fisheries Science Centers and Regional Offices and are judged by the 

 NMFS Editorial Board. Only articles which significantly contribute to the 

 understanding and knowledge of NMFS-related studies are eligible. The 

 following were deemed the best. 



Fishery Bulletin 1 989 



Wallace W. Morse 



Catchability, growth, and mortality of larval fishes. Fishery Bulletin 87: 

 417-446. Dr. Morse is with the Sandy Hook Laboratory, Northeast 

 Fisheries Science Center, Highlands, New Jersey. 



Marine Fisheries Review 1 988 



Kenneth N. Baxter, Carlton H. Furr Jr., and Elizabeth Scott 



The commercial bait shrimp fishery in Galveston Bay, Texas, 1959-87. 

 Marine Fisheries Review 50(2). 20-28. Dr. Baxter, Dr. Furr, and Ms. Scott 

 are with the Galveston Laboratory, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 

 Galveston, Texas. Dr. Furr has since retired from his position with the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service. 



