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Publications Awards, 1 996 
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 
The publications Advisory Committee of the National Marine Fisheries Service is pleased 
to announce the awards for best publication authored by NMFS scientists and published 
in the Fishery Bulletin, volume 94, and in the Murine Fisheries Review, volume 58. 
Eligible papers are nominated by the Fisheries Science Centers and Regional Offices 
and are judged by the NMFS Editorial Board. Only articles that significantly contribute 
to the understanding and knowledge of NMFS-related studies are eligible. We offer 
congratulations to the following authors for their outstanding efforts 
Fishery Bulletin , volume 94 
Outstanding publication 
Marine Fisheries Review, volume 58 
Outstanding publication 
Collette, Bruce B., and Christopher R. Aadland. 
Revision of the frigate tunas (Scombridae, Auxis ), with de- 
scriptions of two new subspecies from the eastern Pacific. 
Fish. Bull. 94(31:423-441. 
MacKenzie, Clyde L., Jr. 
History of oystering in the United States and Canada, fea- 
turing the eight greatest oyster estuaries. Mar. Fish. Rev. 
58(41:1-78. 
