Special Issue "The Future of Aquaculture Research"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquaculture, fish physiology; nutrition; metabolism; obesity; adipose tissue; omega 3; experimental cell research
Interests: endocrinology; fish physiology; aquaculture; growth; myogenesis; growth hormone; insulin-like growth factors; exercise; muscle; pituitary
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aquaculture has undergone extensive development in recent decades due to the great efforts of researchers and producers. Nowadays, the consumers’ pressure demanding more quantity and higher quality products, emphasizes the need for novel approaches in aquaculture research that can guarantee increased production while maintaining more efficient and sustainable practices. In this step, the role of emerging scientific talents bringing new technologies will be essential to meet this challenge.
This Special Issue seeks to make a compendium of the novel approaches and emerging frontiers that can contribute to the progress of research and production practices in aquaculture. Researchers are encouraged to submit their papers on new analytical tools, innovative solutions, and novel approaches for diet formulation, diagnosis, and sustainable production, among other topics. Review articles focusing on new insights and recent contributions to aquaculture research are also welcome.
Dr. Esmail Lutfi
Dr. Emilio J. Vélez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Aquaculture
- Alternative fish ingredients
- Innovation in aquaculture
- Aquatech
- Disease prevention
- Environmental management
- Young talents
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Musculoskeletal growth modulation in gilthead sea bream juveniles fed with palm and rapeseed oils reared at high water temperature
Authors: Sara Balbuena-Pecino 1; Natàlia Riera-Heredia 1; Esther Gasch-Navalón 1; Albert Sánchez-Moya 1; Ramon Fontanillas 2; Joaquim Gutiérrez 1; Isabel Navarro 1; Encarnación Capilla 1*
Affiliation: 1 Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; 2 Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre, 4016 Stavanger, Norway.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine whether a high temperature (28 versus 21ºC) in gilthead sea bream juveniles fed with a diet rich in palm oil or, three substituted fish oil diets with palm, rapeseed or a combination of both oils, on fish reared at high temperature (28ºC) may influence musculoskeletal development. Somatic parameters and mRNA levels of GH/IGF axis-, osteogenic-, myogenic- and oxidative stress-related genes in bone and/or muscle were analyzed. Overall, the combination of both oils seems to be the most beneficial in terms of promoting an optimum endocrine status in a situation of elevated temperature.
Title: Farming fish cells: the use of primary cell cultures for aquaculture research
Authors: Emilio J. Vélez 1; Esmail Lutfi 2
Affiliation: 1 Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada; 2 Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), P.O. Box 210, Ås 1432, Norway
Abstract: Primary cell cultures are a valuable research tool to study the regulation of many physiological processes, including metabolism, growth, immune responses, and stress, in aquaculture relevant species. They can also be used to screen nutrients, feed additives, and bioactive compounds, providing basic insights into important nutritional and physiological aspects that can be directly transferred to improve fish farming practices. In this regard, the present review aims to revisit the knowledge on the potential contribution of primary cell cultures to the future of aquaculture.
Title: Understanding the Direct Actions of Growth Hormone on Rainbow Trout Muscle
Authors: Ross M. Reid 1; Serhat Turkman 1; Beth Cleveland 2; Peggy R. Biga 1*
Affiliation: 1 Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA; 2 National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, USDA, ARS, Leetown, WV USA
Abstract: This study assessed local growth hormone (GH) action in rainbow trout myotubes, in vitro. To evaluate local action, the expression of target genes involved in regulating autophagy, proliferation, differentiation, and growth in muscle tissue were analyzed via qPCR. In addition, to evaluate GH action in the absence of IGF-1 signaling, a cell culture fasting model was used. In normally fed muscle culture cells, GH increased the expression of myf-5, myogenin, and pax7a2, and this signaling was not mediated through JAK/STAT or MEK/ERK pathways. In fasted muscle cells, GH treatment only increased ghr1 expression, which was attenuated when JAK2 was inhibited. This suggests that GH can directly regulate the expression of its own receptor and is mediated by JAK/STAT signaling. Interestingly, when JAK2 was inhibited, regardless of fed or fasted status, the expression levels of genes important in regulating cell survival and quiescence were upregulated: fbxo32, pax7a1, pax7a2, mstn-1a, mstn-1b, and mstn-2a. These data demonstrate that GH can regulate local gene expression and that JAK/STAT signaling likely regulates satellite cell proliferation and renewal in trout.
Title: Molecular characterization of three key LC-HUFA synthesis genes and their expressions in response to dietary LC-HUFA levels in juvenile hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂)
Authors: Qingjun Wu; Zhi Zheng; Chuijin Wang; Wang Yao; Yuejia Sun; Yujie Gao
Affiliation: Department of Aquaculture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China.
Abstract: Elovl4, Elovl5 and FADS2 play crucial role in marine fish species for the long-chain highly polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) biosynthesis. Here, we report the molecular cloning and characterization of these genes from marine teleost Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂, tissue distribution and their expressions in response to dietary n-3 LC-HUFA levels after 42 days feeding experiment.