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Sustainable Aquaculture of Crustaceans

edited by

Luis Otavio Brito

and Suzianny Maria Bezerra Cabral Da Silva

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2753 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; crustacean farming; marine and freshwater shrimps; lobsters, crabs, crayfish; microcrustaceans; reproduction and breeding; growth performance; health management; functional feed additives; fishmeal replacement; aquafeed innovation; Biofloc and Synbiotic technology; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA); Aquaculture 4.0; environmental management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Metabolomics in Marine Invertebrate Aquaculture

edited by

Zhaoshou Ran

and

Fei Kong

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; marine invertebrates; aquaculture; physiological response; stress adaptation; nutritional metabolism; biomarker discovery; omics integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Parasites in Aquaculture

edited by Marine Combe

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; farmed aquatic animals; infections; prevalence; virulence; diversity; disease emergence; disease ecology; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fish Pathology and Parasitology)

Ornamental Fish

edited by Zaizhong Chen

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental fish; molecular biology and genetics; reproduction and breeding; nutrition and feed; water regulation

Technology and Innovation in Fisheries Management

edited by

Weifeng Zhou

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries management; fisheries ecosystem protection; artificial intelligence; fishing activities; electronic monitoring system; regulation of fishing activities; geographical information system; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Nutrition Requirements and Feed Development for Aquaculture Animals

edited by

Huijuan Tang

, Huatao Li,

Jun Jiang

and Qihui Yang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed additives; precision nutrient requirements; novel feed ingredients; environment friendly feed; Chinese herbs and their extracts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Building a Sustainable Future for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture in a Time of Multiple Stressors

edited by

Ana Gavrilović

, Jurica Jug-Dujaković, Ivan Špelić and Tena Radočaj

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6928 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; aquaculture developments; freshwater aquaculture; sustainable inland fisheries; aquatic invasive species

Advances in the Immunology of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Zhitao Qi

Bei Huang

and Mingzhu Pan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5390 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic immunology; fish health; vaccine development; pathogen–host interaction; One Health; eco-immunology; aquaculture resilience; probiotics; climate stress; antimicrobial resistance; omics technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Feeding the Future: Diet Data and Ecosystem Perspectives on Fish Food Webs

edited by Letterio Guglielmo,

Pierluigi Carbonara

and

Antonia Granata

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2055 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish food webs; diet analysis; DNA metabarcoding; stable isotopes; fatty acids; trophic networks; ecosystem approach; FAIR data; trophic position; feeding ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Population Genomics for Freshwater Fish Conservation: From Markers to Management

edited by

Kang-Rae Kim

and In-Chul Bang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish genetics; Genomics; fish conservation; genetic markers; microsatellite marker; whole genome sequencing; effective population size; eDNA monitoring; mitochondrial DNA; adaptive introgression; population genetics; population genomics; artificial breeding of genetics

Recent Advances in Fish Nutrition

edited by Sang-Min Lee,

Buddhi E. Gunathilaka

and

Pabodha Weththasinghe

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative protein sources; alternative lipid sources; feed additives; vitamins; amino acids; fatty acids; nutrient requirements; functional feed additives; nutrient absorption

Molecular Mechanisms of the Non-Specific Immunity of Fish When Responding to Pathogen Infections

edited by

Yu Huang

and

Qi Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: teleost immunity; immune signaling pathways; viral and bacterial infections; virulence factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Advances in Fish Reproductive Physiology

edited by Walisson De Souza e Silva, Deliane Cristina Costa,

Wei Ge

and Raphael Nogueira Bahiense

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12502 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; fish; endocrinology; gametogenesis; spawning; hormones; gonads; aquaculture; ovulation; spermatogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Modeling Approach for Fish Stock Assessment

edited by Margarita M. Rincón Hidalgo and

Heng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5336 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; stock assessment; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Advances in the Physiology of Aquatic Organisms

edited by

Gisele Cristina Favero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5263 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology of the digestive system; physiology of osmoregulation; physiology of growth; physiology of respiration; physiology of reproduction; physiology of pigmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Computer Vision Applications for Fisheries and Aquaculture

edited by Zhangying Ye, Chao Zhou and

Weiqiang Ni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 4851 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; aquaculture; fisheries management; underwater image analysis; fish behavior analysis; automated biomass estimation; species identification; quality inspection; precision aquaculture; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Combating Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture

edited by Songlin Guo and

Ulisses De Pádua Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: fishery vaccine; outer membrane protein; bacterial pathogen; viral pathogen; pathology; diagnostic kit; transcriptomic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Trends and Advances in Seafood Quality: Processing, Preservation and Safety Processes to Guarantee Food Value—2nd Edition

edited by

Filipa R. Pinto

Sónia Barroso

and Verónica Felício

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: seafood quality; seafood preservation; shelf-life extension; processing technologies; sustainable fisheries and aquaculture; seafood composition; marine bioactive compounds; cold chain management; traceability systems; new food products.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processing and Comprehensive Utilization of Fishery Products)

Ecology and Treatment of Parasitic Diseases in Aquatic Species

edited by

Patrick Mathews Delgado

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanoparticles; biomolecules; antimicrobial; antiparasite; hybrid nanomaterial; eco-friendly nanomaterials; natural products; drug delivery systems; phytogenic compounds; essential oils; environmental influences on development of parasite disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Environmental Change Impacts on Aquatic Animal Communities

edited by

Thiago Bernardi Vieira

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish ecology; aquatic conservation; anthropocene impacts; climate change effects; freshwater biodiversity; microplastic pollution; agrochemical contamination; riparian degradation; community-based conservation; functional trait diversity; metacommunity dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Sustainable Management of Small-Scale and Data-Limited Fisheries: Diagnosis and Strategies

edited by

Mohamed Samy-Kamal

and

José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6494 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-limited fisheries; fishery management; management measures; monitoring programs; small-scale fisheries; stock assessment; sustainability

Recent Advances in Crayfish

edited by Aimin Wang and Chunnuan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3014 | Submission Open

Keywords: crayfish; nutrition; physiology; health management; disease; reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Pedro F. Amorim

and

José Leonardo de Oliveira Mattos

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; conservation; distribution; evolution; genetics; ichthiology; systematics; taxonomy; zoology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Taxonomy, Evolution, and Biogeography)

Influences of Environmental Change on Fishes and Fisheries

edited by

Bianka Grunow

and

Alexander Rebl

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2246 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; fish physiology; environmental stress; adaptation and resilience; developmental plasticity; genetic variation; population responses; fisheries management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Advances in Tilapia Aquaculture

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Copatti

, Rodrigo Fortes-Silva and Leandro Santos Costa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: tilapia aquaculture; sustainable nutrition; physiology; technology; genetic; breeding; disease management; water quality; behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Impacts of Climate Change on Physiology and Ecology of Aquatic Organisms

edited by

Zhihua Li

, Xinguo Zhao, Yuming Zhang and Ping Li

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; aquatic organisms; physiological ecology; adaptation strategies; environmental management

The Impacts of Climate Change on the Structure of Fish Communities

edited by

Yongjiu Xu

and Rijin Jiang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries community dynamics; fisheries ecology; stock assessment; fisheries oceanography; AI with fisheries stock and oceanography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Immunity in Teleost Fishes: From Pattern Recognition to Protective Responses

edited by

Xiaowen Xu

and

Yunkun Li

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: teleost fishes; interferon expression; antiviral immune response; antibacterial immune response; pattern recognition receptors; immune signaling transduction; comparative immunology; fish health; disease resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Advances in Pathology of Aquatic Animals

edited by Maria Cristina Chávez-Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6549 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease responses to nutritional and environmental stress (pollution and climate change); host–pathogen interactions and novel treatments; genomic approaches to infectious diseases; host–microbiota and immune responses; emerging technologies in fish farming health and welfare (diagnostic, prevention, biosensors, AI, etc.); functional supplements/additives in aquatic animal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fish Pathology and Parasitology)

Technology for Fish and Fishery Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by Vincent Kerzérho

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; biologging; physiologging; biotelemetry; monitoring; tracking; sensors; embedded systems; electronic tags; machine learning; artificial intelligence (AI); AUV; ROV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Application of Remote Sensing to Fisheries

edited by Fenghua Tang and

Guoqing Zhao

submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2751 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; resource assessment; spatial–temporal dynamics; climate change; environmental factor; night-light remote sensing; electronic monitoring (EM)

Applications of Hydroacoustic Technology to Marine Ecology and Fisheries

edited by Xiaoqin Zang and Leif Rasmuson

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroacoustic technology; aquatic ecology; acoustic telemetry; passive acoustic monitoring; fish passage; hydropower; offshore wind; marine hydrokinetic energy; acoustic surveys

Innovations and Sustainability in Aquaculture Production and Processing

edited by

Carmen Georgeta Nicolae

Victor Niţă

and

Magda Nenciu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; aquaculture innovations; eco-efficient farming; integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA); sustainable feed; post-harvest processing; waste valorization; aquaculture biotechnology; environmental impact mitigation; circular economy in aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Aquaculture Feeds and Feed Additives—Toward Precise and Sustainable Nutrition

edited by

Wilson Massamitu Furuya

, Thais Pereira Da Cruz, Lilian Carolina Rosa Da Silva, Leandro Portz and

Álvaro José De Almeida Bicudo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision nutrition; functional feed additives; dustainable aquafeeds; nutrient metabolism; alternative protein sources; gut microbiome modulation; feed efficiency; immunonutrition; digestive physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Freshwater Mussel Biodiversity and Conservation

edited by

Mafalda Gama

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater mussel biodiversity; conservation biology; population monitoring; climate change impacts; invasive species; restoration and management; ecosystem services; habitat degradation; conservation genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Effects of Dietary Ingredients on Fish Nutrition and Health

edited by

Jorge Palma

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4184 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish nutrition; functional feeds; alternative protein sources; alternative nutritional sources; gut microbiota; immune function; nutrient bioavailability; feed efficiency; fish health; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

The Impact of Contamination on Fishes

edited by

Zrinka Dragun

Tatjana Mijošek Pavin

and

Dušica Ivanković

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3869 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioaccumulation; biomarkers; eDNA; freshwater; histopathology; marine; metallomics; metals/metalloids; microplastics; organic contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Ecotoxicology Studies on Pollutants Induced Toxicity in Fish

edited by Carmen González-Fernández

submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; pollutants; bioindicators; stress; non-invasive methods; NAMs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Genetics and Breeding of Fishes

edited by Wuhui Li

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5671 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish breeding techniques; reproduction; genetics and genomics; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Feature Papers by Fishes’ Editorial Board Members

edited by

Maria Angeles Esteban

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; climate change’s impacts; pollution; antimicrobial resistance; sustainable aquaculture; genetic improvement; ecosystem-based management; blue biotechnology; fish welfare; seafood traceability

Immunology, Environment, and Nutrition of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Quanquan Cao

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunology; environment; nutrition; aquatic animals; signal regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Plastics in Fish and Shellfish

edited by Numair Masud and

Jo Cable

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; polymer additives; chemical sorption; aquatic toxicology; fish; shellfish; aquaculture; environmental monitoring; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Refinement of Sustainable Aquaculture Systems and Techniques

edited by

Fábio Aremil Costa Dos Santos

and

Ronald Kennedy Luz

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: recirculating aquaculture systems; fish nutrition; phytogenic feed additives; essential oils; intestinal microbiota; physiological stress; hematological biomarkers; reproductive performance; growth efficiency; disease resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Aquatic Invasions in a Changing World: From Ecological Impacts to System Transformation

edited by

Rodolphe Elie Gozlan

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic biological invasions; global environmental change; climate extremes; ecosystem functioning; environmental DNA (eDNA); novel ecosystems; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Toxic Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic Animals

edited by

Nina Marn

and

Vlatka Filipović Marijić

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; aquatic animals; ecotoxicology; food web dynamics; biodiversity impacts; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Biotechnology Innovations in Aquaculture

edited by Nivaldo Ferreira do Nascimento,

Diógenes Henrique De Siqueira-Silva

and

Matheus Pereira-Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromosome manipulation; cryopreservation; fish reproduction; functional genomics; germ cell transplantation; nutrition; health management; sex control; sustainable aquaculture; germ cell manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Advances in Carp: Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology

edited by

Jun Jiang

Xuan Xie

and Kaiqi Lian

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2979 | Submission Open

Keywords: carp; genome mining; gene function; genetic breeding; gene editing; xenotransplantation; germplasm preservation; spermatogenesis; disease diagnosis and control

Advances in Shrimp Physiology and Genomics

edited by

Zhongkai Wang

and Yuquan Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: crustaceans; shrimp; aquaculture; physiology; genomics; genetics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Nutritional Physiology and Environmental Toxicology of Aquatic Animals

edited by Yuhong Yang, Shengqiang Tao and Xianyong Bu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; stress; physiology; toxicology; aquatic animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Advances in Acoustic Monitoring of Aquatic Animals: From Classical Methods to AI-Enabled Solutions

edited by

Chi-Fang Chen

and Shashidhar Siddagangaiah

submission deadline 27 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive acoustics (PAM); active acoustics; echo-classification target strength analysis; bioacoustics; soundscape ecology; machine learning; deep learning; automated detection; localization and tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

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