New Technologies and Strategies for the Preservation of Fish and Fish-Based Products

Dear Colleagues,

Fishery products and fish play a significant role from both nutritional and economic perspectives. These products have a high content of proteins and fatty acids that are essential for billions of people worldwide, especially in places where other sources of protein are scarce. The high consumption of fish and fishery products must be linked to the development of preservation techniques that extend the shelf life of these products and maintain their sensory and nutritional qualities. New strategies are needed to enhance the safety and quality of fish products while guaranteeing environmentally friendly solutions. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), vacuum packaging, natural preservatives and antimicrobial agents derived from various sources, including plant extracts and microorganisms, represent technological innovations that can extend the shelf life of these products while maintaining nutritional qualities.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• New strategies for packaging of fishery and fishery products
• Use of new preservatives and old preservatives in new ways
• Food safety and food security associated with fish and fishery products
• Study of shelf life of fish and fishery products

Dr. Andrea Macaluso
Dr. Gaetano Cammilleri
Dr. Andrea Pulvirenti
Guest Editors

Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fishes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• food safety
• food security
• packaging
• preservatives
• fish and fishery products