Advances in Shellfish Aquaculture
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrated multi-trophic aquaculture; seaweed; shellfish; echinoderms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Shellfish aquaculture plays a vital and expanding role in global food security, providing nutritious protein while offering significant ecosystem services, such as water filtration and habitat enhancement. As the demand for sustainable seafood intensifies amidst growing environmental pressures, the need for innovative research to enhance shellfish production efficiency, resilience, and sustainability is becoming increasingly clear. Challenges including disease outbreaks, climate change impacts (ocean acidification, warming), genetic bottlenecks, nutritional optimization, environmental interactions (harmful algal blooms), and evolving regulatory landscapes require concerted scientific efforts and collaboration.
This Special Issue, "Advances in Shellfish Aquaculture”, will showcase cutting-edge research driving progress across the entire spectrum of shellfish cultivation and management. We aim to compile high-quality contributions addressing key areas such as the following:
- Cultivation and Management: Optimizing rearing techniques, feeding strategies, water quality, biosecurity protocols, in-water technology, and stock management.
- Health and Disease: Novel diagnostics, prevention strategies, treatment development, and understanding host–pathogen interactions.
- Genetics and Genomics: Selective breeding, genetic improvement, marker-assisted selection, and enhancing traits such as disease resistance, growth, and survival.
- Nutrition: Feed formulation, automated systems, nutrient requirements, and dietary impacts on performance and health.
- Sustainability and Environmental Impact: Assessing and mitigating ecological footprints, promoting ecosystem-based approaches (such as IMTA), restoration, and evaluating climate resilience.
- Industry and Policy: Market trends, consumer education, economic viability, food security, certification schemes, regulatory frameworks, and strategies for sustainable industry growth.
By highlighting recent advancements and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, this Special Issue will accelerate innovation, support evidence-based policy, and contribute to the long-term viability and environmental stewardship of the global shellfish aquaculture sector. We invite the submission of original research articles, reviews, and short communications addressing these critical themes and redefining the boundaries of knowledge in shellfish aquaculture science and practice.
Dr. Yuanzi Huo
Guest Editor
Dr. Emily Kunselman
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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.
Keywords
- shellfish aquaculture
- disease management
- shellfish genomics
- sustainable production
- nutritional physiology
- biosecurity
- environmental impact
- hatchery technology
- aquaculture policy
- integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)
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