Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture and Fisheries
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 130
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquacultural engineering; offshore aquaculture; fish cage; hydrodynamics; engineering design and optimization
Interests: aquacultural engineering; offshore aquaculture structures; hydrodynamics; CFD; design and optimizations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research and development efforts in offshore aquaculture and fishery engineering are driven by rising global demand for high-quality aquatic products and the limitations of inshore resources. However, harsh open-ocean conditions pose significant challenges to the safety, stability, and operational efficiency of offshore facilities and equipment. In recent years, industry reports have highlighted incidents such as net failures or tears, severe structural tilting, and even the overturning of offshore aquaculture structures under extreme wave or current conditions. Similar incidents have also been observed with fishing gear and related facilities.
This Special Issue will focus on novel, cutting-edge engineering solutions to address these challenges. Topics of interest include the design, optimization, and hydrodynamic performance evaluation of critical systems such as offshore aquaculture structures, trawls, stow nets, and associated fishing gear components. Enabling technologies will also be highlighted, including numerical simulations, experimental validation methods, and intelligent sensing systems, with an emphasis on bridging theoretical advances and practical applications.
We invite original research articles, short communications, and review papers in the fields of offshore aquaculture and fishery engineering. Submissions should provide comprehensive overviews of recent technological advancements, propose strategic optimizations for aquaculture systems, fishing gear, or equipment, and outline future research directions aimed at improving the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the industry.
Prof. Changtao Guan
Dr. Gang Wang
Dr. Yuyan Li
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- aquaculture engineering
- offshore aquaculture
- aquaculture equipment
- fishery engineering
- fishing gear
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