Sustainable Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS)
A Special Issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888) belonging to the section "Sustainable Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 141
Editors
Interests: aquaculture; biosecurity; environmental sustainability; fish disease; fish health; functional feeds; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems have emerged as one of the most promising approaches for the sustainable intensification of aquaculture. By minimising water consumption, reducing environmental impacts and improving biosecurity, Recirculating Aquaculture Systems offer significant opportunities to meet the growing global demand for aquatic food while addressing increasing environmental and regulatory challenges. Despite these advantages, achieving sustainable and economically viable Recirculating Aquaculture Systems requires advances across multiple disciplines, including system engineering, water quality management, microbial ecology, fish nutrition, health, welfare, disease prevention, energy efficiency and production management. Integrating these components is essential to optimise productivity, resource use and environmental performance. This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality original research papers, review articles and communications that address recent advances in sustainable Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Contributions focusing on innovative technologies, biological processes and management strategies that improve the sustainability, resilience and efficiency of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems are particularly encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Water quality management and treatment technologies; Biofiltration and microbial community dynamics; Fish nutrition in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems; Fish welfare and disease prevention in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems; Energy efficiency and resource optimisation; Waste valorisation and circular economy approaches; Integrated multi-trophic and circular production systems; Digital monitoring, automation and artificial intelligence in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems; Environmental sustainability; Species-specific adaptations to Recirculating Aquaculture Systems production; Economic performance and sustainability assessment; Innovative production strategies for commercial Recirculating Aquaculture Systems.
Prof. Dr. Marco Shizuo Owatari
Prof. Dr. José Luiz Pedreira Mouriño
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- aquaculture
- biofiltration
- engineering
- productivity
- environmental impacts
- recirculating aquaculture systems
- regulatory challenges
- sustainable intensification
- treatment technologies
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