Ensuring Safe and Sustainable Aquaculture: A One Health Perspective
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1295
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bivalve mollusc safety; norovirus; hepatitis A; human pathogenic Vibrio sp. statutory seafood safety programmes; method standardisation and validation; reference laboratories
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ancient practice of aquaculture is poised to become a crucial component in global food security, with projections indicating that it will supply the majority of aquatic dietary protein by 2050. This expansion is driven by the demand for nutritious and sustainable food sources, exacerbated by global declines in fisheries’ resources. Ensuring the safety of farmed aquatic food for human consumption is of utmost importance. This Special Issue explores One Health approaches to sustainable aquaculture, emphasizing the protection of environmental quality, the optimization of farmed organism health, and the safeguarding of human consumers from unsafe products. Safe systems of aquatic food production require not only the management of all potential hazards, including microbial and chemical contaminants, but also the ability to make informed, evidence-based decisions regarding farmed species, aquaculture locations, and policies to protect fragile coastal ecosystems while maximizing food production. The One Health approach advocates for holistic thinking to enhance safety and sustainability across the aquaculture sector.
We invite original research articles, perspectives, reviews, and mini-reviews on the safety of aquatic food products in aquaculture. Topics include the environmental impacts of aquaculture, the health and welfare of farmed organisms, sustainable feed resources, product safety, and One Health approaches.
We look forward to your contributions to advance our understanding of sustainable aquaculture and its role in ensuring a healthy and secure future.
Sincerely,
Dr. Rachel Hartnell
Dr. Esther Garrido Gamarro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- safe aquatic foods
- environmental quality
- water quality
- microbial contamination
- chemical contamination
- public health
- risk analysis
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