Trends and Advances in Seafood Quality: Processing, Preservation and Safety Processes to Guarantee Food Value

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean provides invaluable benefits and services being a huge source of foods, with some highly exploited and others unexploited. Consumer demand, with an increasing preference for products with high nutritional and sensory quality that are safe and affordable, has, over the years, influenced the production/exploitation of these food resources. Along with consumer demands, nowadays, there is an awareness of the need for rational exploitation/production of resources in order to achieve greater sustainability in food consumption. Thus, improvements in the quality of seafood is related to the improvement or use of new strategies in the processes of production, capture, storage, transport, conservation and traceability, reducing the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses and guaranteeing the processing, preservation and safety of the products. Additionally, based on the reduction in marine resource exploitation to assure the provision of natural resources, the biodiversity and the health of marine ecosystems contribute to the quality of seafood.

This Special Issue invites the submission of original research or review papers, highlighting the techniques of cultivation and processes that guarantee seafood quality in order to achieve the best nutritional products and seafood extracts while also increasing the products’ shelf life.

Dr. Filipa R. Pinto
Dr. Ana Marta Gonçalves
Guest Editors

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