Scientia Marina publishes original papers, reviews and comments concerning research in the following fields: -Marine Biology and Ecology -Fisheries and Fisheries Ecology -Systematics, Faunistics and Marine Biogeography -Physical Oceanography -Chemical Oceanography -Marine Geology. Emphasis is placed on articles of an interdisciplinary nature and of general interest. Scientia Marina is the successor to Investigación Pesquera, a Journal of Marine Sciences published since 1955 by the Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona (CSIC). The electronic edition of Scientia Marina provides unrestricted, free access to all its contents, and to postprint articles in advance to the printed edition.