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Fishery Bulletin 111(1) 
Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Manuscript preparation 
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. Articles 
may range from relatively short contributions (10-15 
typed, double-spaced pages [tables and figures not in- 
cluded]) to extensive contributions (20-30 typed pages). 
Manuscripts must be written in English; authors whose 
native language is not English are strongly advised to 
have their manuscripts checked by English-speaking 
colleagues before submission. 
Title page should include authors’ full names and 
mailing addresses and the senior author’s telephone, 
fax number, and 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 findings. Do not review the 
methods of the study or list the contents of the paper. 
Because abstracts are circulated by abstracting agen- 
cies, it is important that they represent the research 
clearly and concisely. 
General 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 fol- 
lowing sections: Materials and methods, Results, 
Discussion, Conclusions, 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 without at least two 
subheadings). The entire text should be intelligible to 
interdisciplinary readers; therefore, all acronyms, ab- 
breviations, and technical terms should be written out 
in full the first time they are mentioned. 
For general style, follow the U.S. Government Print- 
ing Office Style Manual (2008) [available at http://www. 
gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html] and Scientific 
Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Edi- 
tors, and Publishers (2006, 7 th ed.) published by the 
Council of Science Editors. For scientific nomenclature, 
use the current edition of the American Fisheries So- 
ciety’s Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from 
the United States, Canada, and Mexico and its compan- 
ion volumes (Decapod Crustaceans, Mollusks, Cnidaria 
arid Ctenophora, and World Fishes Important to North 
Americans). For species not found in the above men- 
tioned AFS publications and for more recent changes in 
nomenclature, use the Integrated Taxonomic Informa- 
tion System (ITIS) (available at http://itis.gov/), or, sec- 
ondarily, the California Academy of Sciences Catalog of 
Fishes (available at http://researcharchive.calacademy. 
org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp) for 
species names not included in ITIS. Citations must be 
given of taxonomic references used for the identification 
of specimens. For example, “Fishes were identified by 
using Collette and Klein-MacPhee (2002); sponges were 
identified by using 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 
decimal numbers in the general text, tables, and figure 
captions (except at the beginning of a sentence). For ex- 
ample: We considered 3 hypotheses. We collected 7 sam- 
ples in this location. Refrain from using the shorthand 
slash (/), an ambiguous symbol, in the general text. 
Equations and mathematical symbols should 
be set from a standard mathematical program (Math- 
Type) or tool (Equation Editor in MS Word). LaTex is 
acceptable for more advanced computations. For math- 
ematical symbols in the general text (a, x 2 > n, ±, etc.), 
use the symbols provided by the MS Word program and 
italicize all variables. Do not use photo mode when cre- 
ating these symbols in the general text. 
Literature cited section comprises published 
works and those accepted for publication in peer-re- 
viewed journals (in press). Follow the name and year 
system for citation format in the “Literature cited” 
section (that is to say, citations should be listed al- 
phabetically by the authors’ last names, and then by 
year if there is more than one citation with the same 
authorship. Abbreviations of serials should conform 
to abbreviations given in Cambridge Scientific Ab- 
stracts (http://www.csa.com/ids70/serials_source_list. 
php?db=aquclust-set-c). 
Authors are responsible for the accuracy and com- 
pleteness of all citations. Literature citation format: 
Author (last name, followed by first-name initials). Year. 
Title of article. Abbreviated title of the journal in which 
it was published. Always include number of pages. If 
there is a sequence of citations in the text, list chrono- 
logically: (Smith, 1932: Green. 1947; Smith and Jones, 
1985). 
If a reference contains URL or DOl code, one or the 
other (preferably DOI code) is added at the end of the 
citation. Cite all software and special equipment or 
chemical solutions used in the study within parenthe- 
ses in the text (e.g., SAS, vers. 6.03, SAS Inst., Inc., 
Cary, NC). 
