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

Fishery Bulletin
DisciplineZoology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRichard D. Brodeur
Publication details
Former name(s)
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
History1881–present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Yes
Licensepublic domain[1]
1.135 (2012)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Fish. Bull. (Wash. D. C.)
Indexing
CODENFSYBAY
ISSN0090-0656
LCCN72625459
OCLC no.01783998
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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b NOAA Central Library (2009). "Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission". Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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