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reports, personal observations, personal communica- 
tions, unpublished data, manuscripts in review, and 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. 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 document. 
Tables are often overused in scientific papers; it 
is seldom necessary or even desirable to present all 
the data associated with a study. Tables should not 
be excessive in size and must be cited in numerical 
order in the text. Headings 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 numeral footnote markers. Use asterisks 
only to indicate significance in statistical data. Do 
not type table legends on a separate page; place them 
above the table data. Do not submit tables in photo 
mode. 
Figures must be cited in numerical order in the 
text. Graphics should aid in the comprehension of the 
text, but they should be limited to presenting pat- 
terns rather than raw data. Figures should not exceed 
one figure for every four pages of text. Figures must 
be labeled with number of the figure. Avoid placing 
labels vertically (except for y axis). Figure legends 
should explain all symbols and abbreviations seen in 
the figure and should be double-spaced on a separate 
page at the end of the manuscript. Color is allowed 
in figures to show morphological differences among 
species (for species identification), to show stain reac- 
tions, and to show gradations in temperature contours 
within maps. Color is discouraged in graphs, and for 
the few instances where color may be allowed, the use 
of color will be determined by the Managing Editor. 
• Probability is notated with a capital, italic P. 
• Zeros should precede all decimal points for values 
less than one. 
• Capitalize the first letter of the first word in all labels 
within figures. 
• Do not use overly large font sizes in maps and for units 
of measurements along axes in figures. 
• Do not use bold fonts or bold lines in figures. 
• Do not place outline rules around graphs. 
• Use a comma in numbers of five digits or more (e.g., 
13,000 but 3000). 
• Maps require a North arrow and degrees latitude- 
longitude (e.g., 170°E). 
Failure to follow these guidelines 
and failure to correspond with editors 
in a timely manner will delay 
publication of a manuscript. 
Copyright law does not apply to Fishery Bulletin, 
which falls within the public domain. However, if an 
author reproduces any part of an article from Fishery 
Bulletin in his or her work, reference to source is con- 
sidered correct form (e.g., Source: Fish. Bull. 97:105). 
Submission 
Submit manuscript online at http://mc.man uscriptcentral. 
com/fisherybulletin. Commerce Department authors 
should submit papers under a completed NOAA Form 
25-700. For further details on electronic submission, 
please contact the Associate Editor, Kathryn Dennis, at 
kathryn.dennis@noaa.gov 
When requested, the text and tables should be submit- 
ted in Word format. Figures should be sent as PDF files, 
Windows metafiles, TIFF files, or EPS files. Send a copy 
of figures in the original software if conversion to any 
of these formats yields a degraded version. 
Questions? If you have questions regarding these 
guidelines, please contact the Managing Editor, Sharyn 
Matriotti, at 
sharyn.matriotti@noaa.gov 
Questions regarding manuscripts under review should 
be addressed to Kathryn Dennis, Associate Editor. 
