Marine Fisheries Management and Ecological Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Oceans".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2024 | Viewed by 491
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biotechnologies; fish diseases; biodiversity of living aquatic resources; quality and food safety of fish and other aquatic organisms
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: marine aquaculture; biology; ecotoxicity testing using fish species and marine invertebrates; development of shellfish aquaculture framework in black sea riparian countries; management and investigation of marine protected areas and biodiversity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The worldwide loss of biological biodiversity continues unabated, with the main causes being habitat destruction by various natural and anthropogenic threats, such as over-harvesting. The unrestrained exploitation of marine resources can adversely impact certain elements of the marine environment and the interrelationships created within biocenoses. It is for these reasons that scientific research of industrial marine fishing has undergone an increase in both its frequency and intensity in recent decades. Knowledge about and the mapping of fishing areas is important for the development of pertinent strategies and the management of fisheries. Research and mapping should be conducted by season in order to capture the impact of diseases on living organisms, which can be an important indicator for achieving sustainability in fisheries management. This is a goal that ultimately requires ensuring a healthy environment for populations in the regions of interest and maintaining a biologically diverse marine ecosystem that contains naturally viable populations of higher organisms, including marine mammals. In this regard, for the rehabilitation of ecosystems, such as the Black Sea, and the creation of sustainable fisheries, management policies pertaining to these activities need to be improved. Moreover, fishing efforts need to be continuously adjusted according to the physical state and health of fish stocks. The stock evolution of the main commercial fish species depends, above all, on the activity of industrial fishing, but just as important is the state of the fish population’s health.
Prof. Dr. Neculaí Patriche
Dr. Victor Niță
Dr. Elena Sîrbu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fisheries management
- ecology
- eco-biology
- fish species
- fishing gear and gear impact
- fishing techniques
- impact of diseases
