NOAA TECHNICAL REPORT NMFS 

 Guidelines for Contributors 



CONTENTS OF MANUSCRIPT 



First page. Give the title (as concise as possible) of the paper 

 and the author's name, and footnote the author's affiliation, 

 mailing address, and ZIP code. 



Contents. Contains the text headings and abbreviated figure 

 legends and table headings. Dots should follow each entry and 

 page numbers should be omitted. 



Abstract. Not to exceed one double-spaced page. Footnotes 

 and literature citations do not belong in the abstract. 



Text. See also Form of the Manuscript below. Follow the 

 U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, 1973 edition. 

 Fish names, follow the American Fisheries Society Special 

 Publication No. 12, A List of Common and Scientific Names 

 of Fishes from the United States and Canada, fourth edition, 

 1980. Use short, brief, informative headings in place of 

 "Materials and Methods." 



Text footnotes. Type on a separate sheet from the text. For 

 unpublished or some processed material, give author, year, 

 title of manuscript, number of pages, and where it is filed — 

 agency and its location. 



Personal communications. Cite name in text and footnote. 

 Cite in footnote: John J. Jones, Fishery Biologist, Scripps In- 

 stitution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92037, pers. com- 

 mun. 21 May 1977. 



Figures. Should be self-explanatory, not requiring reference 

 to the text. All figures should be cited consecutively in the text 

 and their placement, where first mentioned, indicated in the 

 left-hand margin of the manuscript page. Photographs and 

 line drawings should be of "professional" quality— clear and 

 balanced, and can be reduced to 42 pices for page width or to 

 20 picas for a single-column width, but no more than 57 picas 

 high. Photographs and line drawings should be printed on 

 glossy paper — sharply focused, good contrast. Label each 

 figure. DO NOT SEND original figures to the Scientific Edi- 

 tor; NMFS Scientific Publications Office will request these if 

 they are needed. 



Tables. Each table should start on a separate page and 

 should be self-explanatory, not requiring reference to the text. 

 Headings should be short but amply descriptive. Use only 

 horizontal rules. Number table footnotes consecutively across 

 the page from left to right in Arabic numerals; and to avoid 

 confusion with powers, place them to the left of the numerals. 

 If the original tables are typed in our format and are clean and 

 legible, these tables will be reproduced as they are. In the text 

 all tables should be cited consecutively and their placement, 

 where first mentioned, indicated in the left-hand margin of the 

 manuscript page. 



Acknowledgments. Place at the end of text. Give credit only 

 to those who gave exceptional contributions and not to those 

 whose contributions are part of their normal duties. 



Literature cited. Intextas: Smithand Jones (1977) or (Smith 

 and Jones 1977); if more than one author, list according to 

 years (e.g., Smith 1936; Jones et al 1975; Doe 1977). All pa- 

 pers referred to in the text should be listed alphabetically by 

 the senior author's surname under the heading "Literature 

 Cited"; only the author's surname and initials are required in 

 the author line. The author is responsible for the accuracy of 

 the literature citations. Abbreviations of names of periodicals 

 and serials should conform to Biological A bstractsList of Ser- 

 ials with Title Abbreviations. Format, see a recent Technical 

 Report. 



Abbreviations and symbols. Common ones, such as mm, m, 

 g, ml, mg, °C (for Celsius), %, %o, etc., should be used. Ab- 

 breviate units of measures only when used with numerals; 

 periods are rarely used in these abbreviations. But periods are 

 used in et al., vs., e.g., i.e., Wash. (WA is used only with ZIP 

 code), etc. Abbreviations are acceptable in tables and figures 

 where there is lack of space. 



Measurements. Should be given in metric units. Other equi- 

 valent units may be given in parentheses. 



FORM OF THE MANUSCRIPT 



Original of the manuscript should be typed double-spaced on 

 white bond paper. Triple space above headings. Send good du- 

 plicated copies of manuscript rather than carbon copies. The 

 sequence of the material should be: 



FIRST PAGE 



CONTENTS 



ABSTRACT 



TEXT 



LITERATURE CITED 



TEXT FOOTNOTES 



APPENDIX 



TABLES (provide headings, including "Table" and Arabic 



numeral, e.g., Table 1. — , Table 2. — , etc.) 

 LIST OF FIGURE LEGENDS (entire legend, including 



"Figure" and Arabic numeral, e.g., Figure 1. — .Figure 



2.—, etc.) 

 FIGURES 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 



Send ribbon copy and two duplicated copies of the manuscript 

 to: 



Dr. William J. Richards, Scientific Editor 

 Southeast Fisheries Center Miami Laboratory 

 National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 

 75 Virginia Beach Drive 

 Miami, FL 33149 



Copies. Fifty copies will be supplied to the senior author and 

 100 to his organization free of charge. 



