Fishery Bulletin

Aims & Scope

The quarterly Fishery Bulletin is one of the oldest and most respected fisheries journals in the world.

It has been an official publication of the U.S.

Government since 1881, under various titles, and is the U.S. counterpart to other highly regarded governmental fisheries science publications.

It publishes original research and interpretative articles in all scientific fields that bear on marine fisheries and marine mammal science.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Evaluation of a single nucleotide polymorphism baseline for genetic stock identification of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the California Current large marine ecosystem

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Anthony J., Eric D., John Carlos, Eric C.

• Systematics of North Pacific sand lances of the genus Ammodytes based on molecular and morphological evidence, with the description of a new species from Japan

  Citation: 49

  Authors: James W., Sharon, Yoshiaki, Nate, T., Oleg, Jeff

• Reproductive potential of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the western Indian Ocean

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Iker, Hilario, Maitane, Nathalie

• Identifying populations of the blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) in the Northeast Atlantic by using geometric morphometrics and otolith shape analysis

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Joana, Ana R., Vera, José A., Manfred, Leonel Serrano

• Age validation of juvenile Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) tagged and marked with oxytetracycline off southern California

  Citation: 41

  Authors: R. J. David, Susan E., Suzanne, Ellen, Natalie, Darlene A.

• New insights into the diets of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Salish Sea revealed by analysis of fatty acid signatures

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Jeffrey F., Monique M., Elizabeth W., Steven J., Alejandro, John M.

• Integrating DNA barcoding of fish eggs into ichthyoplankton monitoring programs

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Leah A., David E., Evgeny V., Robert

• Strandings as indicators of marine mammal biodiversity and human interactions off the coast of North Carolina

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Barbie L., Aleta A., Gretchen N., Karen M., Susan G., Ari, Craig A., William A., Kathleen T., Patricia E., Victoria G.

• Effects of El Niño–Southern Oscillation events on catches of Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the eastern Indian Ocean off Java

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Mega L., Sei-Ichi, Toru, Samsul, Agung B.

• Unreported catch and tourist demand on local fisheries of small island states: the case of The Bahamas, 1950–2010

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Nicola S., Dirk