《渔业科学》被公认为是该领域的领先期刊，因在与渔业科学相关的广泛学科领域发表基础和应用研究论文而受到国际尊重。在渔业、生物学、水产养殖、环境、化学与生物化学、食品科学与技术等重要领域发表高质量论文的传统由来已久。每卷包括约120篇同行评议的文章。《水产科学》是日本水产科学学会的官方期刊。
Recognized as a leading journal in its field, Fisheries Science is internationally respected for its publication of basic and applied research articles in a broad range of subject areas relevant to fisheries science. It has a long tradition of publishing quality papers in such important topics as Fisheries, Biology, Aquaculture, Environment, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Food Science and Technology. Each volume includes about 120 peer-reviewed articles. Fisheries Science is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science.