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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). 
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 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 abstracting agen- 
cies, 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. For general style, follow the 
Style Manual (2008, 30 th ed.) published by the U.S. Gov- 
ernment Printing Office and Scientific Style and Format: 
the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 
(2006, 7 th ed.) published by the Council of Science Edi- 
tors. For scientific nomenclature, use the current edition 
of the American Fisheries Society’s Common and Sci- 
entific Name of Fishes from the United States, Canada, 
and Mexico and its companion volumes ( Decapod Crus- 
taceans, Mollusks, Cnidaria and Ctenophora, and World 
Fishes Important to North Americans). For species not 
found in the above mentioned AFS publications and for 
more recent changes in nomenclature, use the Integrated 
Taxonomic Information System (available at http://itis. 
gov/), or, secondarily, 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. 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 measure- 
ment 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 should be 
set from a standard mathematical program (MathType) 
or tool (Equation Editor in MS Word). LaTex is accept- 
able for more advanced computations. For mathematical 
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 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 
to 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 = aquclust- 
set-c). Authors are responsible for the accuracy and 
completeness 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 within parenthe- 
ses 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 undocumented 
observations and communications. These types of 
references should be cited sparingly in manuscripts 
submitted to the journal. All reference documents, 
administrative reports, internal reports, progress 
reports, project reports, contract reports, personal 
observations, personal communications, 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 
