15 DECEMBER 1999
Welcome to the first issue of Fish Briefs!
Fish Briefs is a "plain language" summary of the latest scientific
papers about fish with a focus on their interactions with the habitat. It
will be distributed every two months by American Oceans Campaign and is peer reviewed by a volunteer scientific panel to ensure that the
scientific results are not lost in the translation.
Fish Briefs is an experiment in translation of technical research
papers for those who are trying to apply the information. Our audience
includes fishermen, fishery managers, scientists, conservationists,
government officials and others.
We will be evaluating the usefulness of Fish Briefs after a few issues. Hence we may be sending you a short survey some time in the future.
The scope of the scientific papers evaluated will focus primarily on
New England and the Mid-Atlantic, but if Fish Briefs is successful, we
plan to expand the scope of the articles.
American Oceans Campaign is a national environmental organization
dedicated to safeguarding the vitality of the oceans and our coastal
waters. AOC is committed to scientific information in advocating for
sound public policy. We are equally committed to developing
partnerships with all entities interested in protecting the
environment.
Carla Brown
E-mail: aoccb@wizard.net
URL: www.americanoceans.org
202-544-3526
Peter Auster, Editor
National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut
URL: www.nurc.uconn.edu