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Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Contributions published in Fishery Bulletin describe 
original research in marine fishery science, fishery en- 
gineering and economics, as well as the areas of ma- 
rine environmental and ecological sciences (including 
modeling). Preference will be given to manuscripts that 
examine processes and underlying patterns. Descriptive 
reports, surveys, and observational papers may occa- 
sionally be published but should appeal to an audience 
outside the locale in which the study was conducted. 
Although all contributions are subject to peer review, 
responsibility for the contents of papers rests upon the 
authors and not on the editor or publisher. Submission 
of an article implies that the article is original and is 
not being considered for publication elsewhere. 
Plagiarism and double publication are considered 
serious breaches of publication ethics. To verify the 
originality of the research in papers and to identify 
possible previous publication, manuscripts may be 
screened with plagiarism-detection software. 
Manuscripts must be written in English; authors 
whose native language is not English are strongly 
advised to have their manuscripts checked by Eng- 
lish-speaking colleagues before submission. 
Once a paper has been accepted for publication, on- 
line publication takes approximately 2-3 weeks. 
Articles 
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). These contributions will address original re- 
search as outlined above. 
Invited review articles 
Fishery Bulletin is now accepting invited review papers 
that will address timely topics in all aspects of fisheries 
science. These articles should be forward thinking, ad- 
dressing novel views or interpretations of information 
that encourage new avenues of research. They can be 
reviews based on the outcome from thematic workshops, 
contributions by groups of authors who want to focus 
on a particular topic, or a contribution by an individual 
who chooses to review a research theme of broad inter- 
est to the fisheries science community. Interested par- 
ties should contact the Scientific Editor to discuss their 
idea regarding a review article. Approval of the Scien- 
tific Editor is required before submitting a review paper. 
Invited review articles will be treated as other contribu- 
tions to Fishery Bulletin and should follow the general 
guidelines to authors. They differ in that they can be up 
to double the length of full articles (40-60 typed pages) 
and, after the abstract and introduction, the divisions of 
the review will be up to the author. 
Preparation of manuscript 
Title page should include authors’ full names, mail- 
ing addresses, and the senior author’s e-mail address. 
Abstract should be limited to 250 words (one-half 
typed page), state the main scope of the research, and 
emphasize the authors conclusions and relevant find- 
ings. Do not review the methods of the study or list the 
contents of the paper. Because abstracts are circulated 
by abstracting agencies, it is important that they rep- 
resent the research clearly and concisely. 
General text must be typed in 12-point Times New 
Roman font throughout. A brief introduction should con- 
vey the broad significance of the paper; the remainder 
of the paper should be divided into the following sec- 
tions: Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, and 
Acknowledgments. Headings within each section must 
be short, reflect a logical sequence, and follow the rules 
of subdivision (i.e. , there can be no subdivision with- 
out at least two subheadings). The entire text should 
be intelligible to interdisciplinary readers; therefore, all 
acronyms, abbreviations, and technical terms should be 
written out in full the first time they are mentioned. 
Abbreviations should be used sparingly because they 
are not carried over to indexing databases and slow 
readability for those readers outside a discipline. They 
should never be used for the main subject (species, 
method) of a paper. 
For general style, follow the U.S. Government Print- 
ing Office Style Manual (2008) [available at website] 
and Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for 
Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2014, 8 th ed.) pub- 
lished by the Council of Science Editors. For scientific 
nomenclature, use the current edition of the American 
Fisheries Society’s Common and Scientific Names of 
Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico and 
its companion volumes ( Decapod Crustaceans, Mollusks, 
Cnidaria and Ctenophora, and World Fishes Impor- 
tant to North Americans). For species not found in the 
above mentioned AFS publications and for more recent 
changes in nomenclature, use the Integrated Taxonom- 
ic Information System (ITIS) (available at website), or, 
secondarily, the California Academy of Sciences Cata- 
log of Fishes (available at website) for species names 
not included in ITIS. Common (vernacular) names of 
species should be lowercase. Citations must be given 
of taxonomic references used for the identification of 
specimens. For example, “Fishes were identified accord- 
ing to Collette and Klein-MacPhee (2002); sponges were 
identified according to Stone et al. (2011).” 
Dates should be written as follows: 11 November 
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. Use numerals, not words, to express whole and 
