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  v   Foreword [intro.pdf -216K] 8/29/00
  1   Section 1: Policies and General Information [section1.pdf -140K] 11/20/00  - notes added 4/17/2007
  1        1.1   Hierarchy With Other Manuals
  1        1.2   Publication Procedures Required by Law
  1                 a.  Printing Choices
  2                 b.  Procurement Requirements
  3                 c.  Cost Blocks
  3                 d.  Bidding Procedures
  4                 e.  Providing Copies to State Libraries
  4        1.3   Journal Page Charges
  4        1.4   Bias-Free and Gender-Neutral Language
  5        1.5   Copyrights
  5                 a.  Material Copyrighted to the Department of Fish and Game
  6                 b.  Copyrights and Department Contracts
  7                 c.  Copyright Protection vs Public Disclosure
  7                 d.  Fair Use
  8                 e.  Licenses and Requests to Reproduce the Department's Copyrighted Materials
  9                 f.  Internet and Copyrights
  9                 g.  Department Copyright Notice
  10                h.  Staff Use of Copyrighted Material
  11        1.6   Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) Statement
  11        1.7   Use of Commercial Vendor Name
  12        1.8   Confidentiality of the Scientific Review Process
  12                a.  Policies
  13                b.  Explanation
  14                c.  Definitions
  15                d.  References

  17   Section 2: Standard References [section2.pdf -58K] 8/29/00
  17        2.1   General References
  17                a.  Spelling
  17                b.  Word Usage
  17                c.  Scientific Reporting
  18        2.2   Technical References
  18                a.  Fish Species
  18                b.  Aquatic Invertebrate Species
  18                c.  Bird Species
  18                d.  Mammal Species
  19                e.  Plant Species
  19                f.  Placenames

  21   Section 3: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols [section3.pdf -136K] 9/18/00
  21        3.1   Agencies, Organizations, Associations, and Commissions
  21                a.  ADF&G Divisions/Sections
  22                b.  State of Alaska
  22                c.  U.S./Federal
  23                d.  Other Agencies, Organizations, Associations, and Commissions
  25        3.2   States, U.S. Territories, and Canadian Provinces
  25                a.  U.S. States and Territories
  26                b.  Canadian Provinces
  27        3.3   Alaska Caribou Herds
  27        3.4   Miscellaneous Abbreviations and Acronyms
  30        3.5   Technical Abbreviations

  33   Section 4: Compound Words [section4.pdf -97K] 8/29/00 - note added 2/10/2006
  33        4.1   General and Technical Compound Words
  42        4.2   Fishing Gear

  45   Section 5: Capitalization Help [section5.pdf -71K] 8/29/00

  51   Section 6: Watch-Out Words [section6.pdf -163K] 8/29/00 - note added 2/10/2006
  66          S   Subject_Verb Agreement

  71   Section 7: Plurals [section7.pdf -49K] 8/29/00
  71        7.1   Animals, Fishes, and Related Terms
  73        7.2   General Terms

  75   Section 8: Numbers [section8.pdf -78K] 8/29/00
  75        8.1   Numerals or Words: "Modern Scientific Style"
  76                a.  Cardinal Numbers
  78                b.  Ordinal Numbers
  79        8.2   Numerals or Words: "General Style"
  79                a.  Cardinal Numbers
  80                b.  Ordinal Numbers
  80        8.3   Fractions and Percentages
  81        8.4   Dates
  81        8.5   Time of Day
  81        8.6   Ranges
  81                a.  Technical/Scientific Style
  82                b.  General/Nonscientific Style
  82        8.7   Ages of Animals and Fish

  83   Section 9: Species Names and Related Rules [section9.pdf -210K] 11/07/00 - notes added 2/10/2006 and 9/21/2006
  83        9.1   Scientific Names
  84        9.2   Common Names
  84        9.3   Family and Order Names
  84        9.4   Common Fish and Shellfish of Alaska
  89        9.5   Birds of Alaska
  102       9.6   Mammals of Alaska

  107   Appendix A: Basic Printing Standards [appenda.pdf -48K] 8/29/00
  111   Appendix B: Delegation of Procurement Authority [appendb.pdf -39K] 8/29/00
  113   Appendix C: Conversion Table (Centigrade to Fahrenheit) [appendc.pdf -41K] 8/29/00
  115   Appendix D: Hyphenation Help [appendd.pdf -59K] 8/29/00
  115   Index [index.pdf -175K] 11/20/00

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