''Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences'' is a

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which focuses on multidisciplinary field of

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. It was founded in 1901 by the

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, later known as the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. It is published monthly by

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Publishing history

*founded 1901, as ''Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries'' *name changed to ''Journal of the Biological Board of Canada'' *name changed to ''Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada'' *name changed to ''Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences''

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in

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, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Geobase.

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