Marine Fisheries Review

Aims & Scope

It publishes review articles, research reports, significant progress reports, technical notes, and news articles on fisheries science, engineering and economics, commercial and recreational fisheries, marine mammal studies, aquaculture, and U.S. and foreign fisheries developments.

Emphasis, however, is on indepth review articles and practical or applied aspects of marine fisheries rather than pure research.

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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.

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.

• Emptying the Oceans: A Summary of Industrial Whaling Catches in the 20th Century

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Robert C., Phillip J., Yulia

• Distributions and Movements of Atlantic Shark Species: A 52-Year Retrospective Atlas of Mark and Recapture Data

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Nancy E., Patricia A.

• Diet of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in Alaska from stomach contents, March-November

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Lori T., Robert S., Anna L., Lloyd F., Kathryn J., Barbara A.

• Too Much Is Never Enough: The Cautionary Tale of Soviet Illegal Whaling

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Yulia V., Phillip J.

• Comparing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and Vessel-based Tracking Performance for Locating Acoustically Tagged Fish

  Citation: 26

  Authors: John H., Thomas M., Joseph A., Michele M.

• Reconstructing Panama's Total Fisheries Catches from 1950 to 2010: Highlighting Data Deficiencies and Management Needs

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Sarah, Hector M., Kyrstn, Dirk

• Estimated abundance and trend in aerial counts of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1994-2012

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Roderick C., David J., Christy L, Janice M., Kim E. W.

• Anthropogenic Noise and the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas: Acoustic Considerations for Management

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Manuel, Bruce, Michael, Jeffrey, Marc O., Robert J.

• Socio-sexual and probable mating behavior of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, observed from an aircraft

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Kate S., Mari A., Mark P., Carey, Lisa

• Spatio-temporal changes in beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, distribution: results from aerial surveys (1977-2014), opportunistic sightings (1975-2014), and satellite tagging (1999-2003) in Cook Inlet, Alaska

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Kim E. W., Kimberly T., David J., Donald G., Barbara A., Roderick