History of Current Scientific Series
The NEFSC publishes most
of its publications and reports in external scientific literature series
(e.g., Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Journal of
Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science). However, to assist itself
in providing data, information, and advice to its scientific, technical,
and general constituents, the NEFSC also currently publishes some of
its reports in two internal scientific literature series:
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE (the “TM” series)
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference
Document (the “CRD” series)
To obtain a copy of a TM or
a CRD which is not available in a full-text online version, refer to the
"Obtaining Copies" instructions at the top of the TM and CRD pages (as
linked above).
The TM series began
in October 1980, and is issued irregularly. Its scope of coverage
includes:
Data reports of long-term and large-area studies.
Synthesis reports for major resources and habitats.
Annual reports of assessment and monitoring programs.
Analytical reports of environmental conditions or phenomena.
Manuals describing unprecedented field and lab techniques.
Literature surveys of major resource and habitat topics.
Proceedings and collected papers of scientific meetings.
Indexed and/or annotated bibliographies.
Through June 1994, the NEFSC
issued two subseries of TMs: NOAA
Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/NEC (for the Northeast Fisheries Science
Center), and NOAA Technical Memorandum
NMFS-F/NER (for the Northeast Regional Operations
Office).
In July 1994, both subseries were subsumed by the NOAA
Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE series.
The CRD series began
in 1989, and is also issued irregularly. Its scope of coverage
includes:
Data reports on field and lab observations and experiments.
Progress reports on continuing experiments, monitoring, and assessments.
Manuals describing routine surveying and sampling programs.
Background papers for, and summary reports of, scientific meetings.
Simple bibliographies.
Prior to the CRD series, the
NEFSC issued fiveseries of laboratory-based, secondary scientific literature:
Woods Hole Laboratory Reference Document
Narragansett Laboratory Reference Document
Sandy Hook Laboratory Report
Sandy Hook Laboratory Technical Series
Report
Oxford Laboratory Informal Report
In January 1989, all four
laboratory-based series were subsumed by the CRD series.
Jon A. Gibson
