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).