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Fishery Bulletin 106(3) 
Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Content of manuscripts 
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). Notes are 
reports of 5 to 10 pages without an abstract and describe 
methods or results not supported by a large body of data. 
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. 
Manuscript Preparation 
Title page should include authors’ full names and mail- 
ing 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 (or Conclusions), and Acknowl- 
edgments. 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 introduction. Regional common names may 
be used throughout the rest of the text if they are dif- 
ferent from FAO common names which can be found at 
http://www.fishbase.org/search.html. Follow the U.S. 
Government Printing Office Style Manual (1984 ed.) 
and the CBE Style Manual (6th 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 and Canada. 
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 ambigu- 
ous symbol, in the general text 
Literature cited comprises published works and 
those accepted for publication in peer-reviewed literature 
(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). Abbrevia- 
tions of serials should conform to abbreviations given in 
the Serial Sources for the BIOSIS Previews Database. 
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). 
Tables and figures — general format 
• Zeros should precede all decimal points for values 
less than one. 
• Sample size, n, should be italicized. 
• 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. 
• Do not use horizontal lines through graphs to indicate 
measurement units. 
• 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). 
