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Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Manuscript Preparation 
Contributions published in Fishery Bulletin describe 
original research in marine fishery science, fishery 
engineering and economics, as well as the areas of 
marine 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. 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). Manu- 
scripts must be written in English; authors whose native 
language is not English are strongly advised to have 
their manuscripts checked by English-speaking col- 
leagues before submission. 
Title page should include authors’ full names and 
mailing addresses and the senior author’s 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 200 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 circulated by abstract- 
ing 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, Con- 
clusions, 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, abbreviations, and 
technical terms should be written out in full the first 
time they are mentioned. Include FAO common names 
for species in the list of keywords and in the introduc- 
tion. 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 (2000 ed.) and Scientific 
Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Edi- 
tors, and Publishers (7 th ed.) for editorial style; for 
fish nomenclature follow the most current issue of the 
American Fisheries Society’s Common and Scientific 
Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and 
Mexico, 6 th ed. 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 
measurement 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). Refrain from using the shorthand slash 
(/), an ambiguous symbol, in the general text. 
Equations and mathematical symbols Set equa- 
tions from a standard mathematical program (Math- 
Type) or tool (Equation Editor in MS Word). LaTex is 
acceptable for more advanced computations. For mathe- 
matical symbols in the general text (a, % 2 , ji, ±, etc.), 
use the symbols provided by the MS Word program and 
italicize all variables. Do not use the photo mode when 
creating these symbols in the general text. 
Literature cited comprises published works and 
those accepted for publication in peer-reviewed litera- 
ture (in press). Follow the name and year system for 
citation format in the “Literature cited” section (that 
is say, citations should be listed alphabetically by the 
authors’ last names, and then by year if there is more 
than one citation with the same authorship). If there is 
a sequence of citations in the text, list chronologically: 
(Smith, 1932; Green, 1947; Smith and Jones, 1985). 
Abbreviations of serials should conform to abbreviations 
given in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (http://www.csa. 
com/ids70/serials_source_list.php?db=biolclast-set-c). 
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. 
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). 
Footnotes are used for all documents that have 
not been formally peer reviewed and for undocu- 
mented observations and communications. These 
types of references should be cited sparingly in 
manuscripts submitted to the journal. All refer- 
ence documents, administrative reports, internal 
reports, progress reports, project reports, contract 
reports, personal observations, personal communi- 
cations, unpublished data, manuscripts in review, 
and council meeting notes are footnoted in 9 pt 
font and placed at the bottom of the page on which 
they are first cited. Footnote format is the same 
as that for formal literature citations (e.g., Ref 
Doc. 10-65, 35 p.). A link to the online source 
(e.g., [Available at http://www/ , accessed 
July, 2007.]), or the mailing address of the agency 
or department holding the document, should be 
provided so that readers may obtain a copy of the 
footnoted document. 
