Fishery Bulletin 
Guide for Contributors 
Content 
Articles published in Fishery Bulletin des- 
cribe original research in fishery marine 
science, engineering and economics, and 
the environmental and ecological sciences, 
including modeling. Articles may range 
from relatively short to extensive. 
Notes are reports of 5 to 10 pages without 
an abstract and describing methods or results 
not supported by a large body of data. 
Although all contributions are subject to 
peer review, responsibility for the contents 
of papers rests upon the authors and not 
upon the editor or the publisher. It is there- 
fore important that the contents of the 
manuscript are carefully considered by the 
authors. 
Submission of an article is understood to 
imply that the article is original and is not 
being considered for publication elsewhere. 
Manuscripts should be written in Eng- 
lish. Authors whose native language is not 
English are strongly advised to have their 
manuscripts checked by English-speaking 
colleagues prior to submission. 
Preparation 
Title page should include authors’ full names 
and mailing addresses, the corresponding 
author’s telephone, FAX number, and e-mail 
address, and a list of key words to describe 
the contents of the manuscript. 
Abstract should not exceed one double- 
spaced typed page. It should state the main 
scope of the research but emphasize its 
conclusions and relevant findings. Because 
abstracts are circulated by abstracting 
agencies, it is important that they repre- 
sent the research clearly and concisely. 
Text must be typed double-spaced through- 
out. A brief introduction should portray the 
broad significance of the paper; the remain- 
der of the paper should be divided into 
the following sections: Materials and meth- 
ods, Results, Discussion (or Conclusions), 
and Acknowledgments. 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, abbrevia- 
tions, and technical terms should be spelled 
out the first time they are mentioned. The 
scientific names of species must be written 
out the first time they are mentioned; sub- 
sequent mention of scientific names may 
be abbreviated. Follow Scientific Style and 
Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Edi- 
tors, and Publishers (6th ed.), for editorial 
style, and the most current issue of the 
American Fisheries Society’s Common and 
Scientific Names of Fishes from the United 
States and Canada, for fish nomenclature. 
Dates should be written as follows: 11 
November 1991. Measurements should be 
expressed in metric units, e.g. metric tons 
as t; if other units of measurement are used, 
please make this fact explicit to the reader. 
The numeral one (1) should be typed as a 
one, not as a lower-case el (1). Use of appen- 
dices is discouraged. 
Text footnotes should be numbered with 
Arabic numerals and inserted at the bottom 
of text. Footnote all personal communica- 
tions, unpublished data, and unpublished 
manuscripts with full address of the com- 
municator 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 adminis- 
trative reports. Where these references 
are used, please include whether they are 
available from NTIS (National Technical 
Information Service) or from some other 
public depository. 
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 text, cite as follows: Smith and Jones 
(1977) or (Smith and Jones, 1977). If there 
is a sequence of citations, list alphabeti- 
cally by author! s): Smith, 1987; Smith and 
Jones, 1985; Smith and Peterson, 1986. 
Abbreviations of serials should conform to 
abbreviations given in Serial Sources for 
the BIOSIS Previews Database. Authors 
are responsible for the accuracy and com- 
pleteness of all citations. 
Tables should not be excessive in size and 
must be cited in numerical order in the 
text. Headings within tables 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 numerals. Use the 
asterisk only to indicate probability in sta- 
tistical data. Zeros should precede all deci- 
mal points for values less than one. 
Figures must be cited in numerical order in 
the text. The senior author’s last name and 
the figure number should be written on 
the back of each one. Hand-drawn illustra- 
tions should be submitted as originals and 
not as photocopies. Submit photographs 
as glossy prints or slides with good con- 
trast, otherwise we cannot guarantee a 
good final printed copy. Graphs should be 
submitted as laser-printed copies, not as 
photocopies. Label all figures with Helvet- 
ica typeface and capitalize the first letter 
of the first word in axis labels. Italicize 
species name and variables in equations. 
Use zeros before all decimal points. Use 
uppercase Times Roman bold typeface to 
label the parts of a figure, e.g. A, B, C, etc. 
Each figure legend should explain all sym- 
bols and abbreviations in the figure and 
should be double-spaced and placed at the 
end of the manuscript. 
Copyright law Government publications 
are not copyrighted; they fall within the 
public domain. If an author reproduces any 
part of a government publication in his 
work, reference to source is appreciated. 
Submission 
Send printed copies (original and three 
copies without staples) to the Scientific 
Editor: 
Dr. John V. Merriner 
Southeast Fisheries Science Center 
National Marine Fisheries Service 
101 Pivers Island Road 
Beaufort, NC 28516 
Once the manuscript has been accepted for 
publication, you will be asked to submit 
an electronic copy of your manuscript to 
the Managing Editor. The electronic copy 
should be submitted in WordPerfect or 
Microsoft Word text format and placed on 
a 3.5-inch disk that is double-sided, double 
or high density, and that is compatible with 
either DOS or Macintosh systems. 
A copy of page proofs will be sent to the author 
for final approval prior to publication. 
Reprints (copies of published articles and 
notes) are available free of charge to the 
senior author (50 copies) and to his or her 
laboratory (50 copies). Additional copies 
may be purchased in lots of 100 when the 
author receives page proofs. 
