Abstract

To date, the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) has published a total of 57 proceedings that catalog the research presented at the organization’s annual meetings which occurred continuously from 1948 to 2004. The total number of papers or abstracts published during that period is 2330, ranging from 27 from the first meeting to 104 from the 57th meeting. The 2002 conference featured the greatest number of presentations (141, in Quintana Roo), while the year with the fewest contributions was 1965, with 15 (Miami, 18th meeting). During the 57 years, documents submitted to GCFI proceedings represented 42 different thematic areas. Harvesting and Shrimp Fisheries were the most frequently addressed topic during the first 30 years, while Fisheries Management was the dominant topic during the last 27 years. Harvesting was the most persistent topic, with representation in 50 proceedings, although Stock Assessment garnered the highest number of contributions overall with 197 (8.5% of the total). In total, 2320 researchers contributed work to GCFI proceedings. The 1964 and 1965 memories (17 and 18th) attracted the smallest number of authors (18), while 273 authors contributed to volume 55 of the proceedings (2002). Among the most productive authors are Dalila Aldana-Aranda with 44 publications in 14 proceedings and Richard S. Appeldoorn with 35 contributions in 17 proceedings

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