Fishery Bulletin Explained

Fishery Bulletin
Cover:Fishery Bulletin.jpg
Editor:Richard D. Brodeur
Discipline:Zoology
Former Names:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service
Abbreviation:Fish. Bull. (Wash. D. C.)
Publisher:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Country:United States
Frequency:Quarterly
History:1881–present
Openaccess:Yes
License:public domain
Impact:1.135
Impact-Year:2012
Link1:https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/fb.htm
Link1-Name:Online access
Oclc:01783998
Lccn:72625459
Coden:FSYBAY
Issn:0090-0656

The Fishery Bulletin is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

It was established in 1881 and was until 1903 published as the Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by the United States Fish Commission. The journal then went through a number of changes in its name: Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (1904–1911), Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission (1912–1940), Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (1941–1970), and finally from 1971, Fishery Bulletin.[1] All content has been scanned and is available through the journal's page or the site maintained by the NOAA Central library.

Its editorial board is headed by biologist Jose I. Castro, editor Kathryn Dennis and communicologist Cara Mayo. Currently, it also includes renowned researchers such as

Henry L. Bart Jr, Katherine E. Bemis, Matthew D. Campbell, William B. Driggers III, Gretchen L. Grammer, Richard Langton, J. Fernando Márquez-Farías, Richard S. McBride, Richard L. Merrick, Richard D. Methot, Lisa J. Natanson, Mark S. Peterson, André E. Punt, Joseph M. Quattro, John F. Walter III. Although over the years it has had the participation of many important personalities of the guild as members of the editorial board.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission . NOAA Central Library . 2009 . 19 May 2012.