The ''Fishery Bulletin'' is a quarterly

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published by the

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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 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 fisheries of the United States. In 1 ...

. 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

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. 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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