The ''Fishery Bulletin'' is a quarterly

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...

published by the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with Weather forecasting, forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, Hydrography, charting the seas, ...

. 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 United States Fish Commission, formally known as the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, was an agency of the United States government created in 1871 to investigate, promote, and preserve the Fishery, fisheries of the United St ...

. 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''. 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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''Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission''
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