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Advancing Fish Nutrition Research for Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by Simon Das and Leo Nankervis

submission deadline 13 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish nutrition; alternative feed formulation; protein source optimization; sustainable aquaculture; essential amino acid; fishmeal; hepatic health; growth indices; digestion physiology; tropical species adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Physiology and Aquaculture of Pearl-Producing Mollusks

edited by Pedro E. Saucedo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; marine mollusks; freshwater mollusks; physiology of pearl-producing mollusks; pearl culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Organisms

edited by

Azadeh Hatef

and Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi

submission deadline 19 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: endocrine glands; hormones and receptors; environmental physiology; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; physiological systems; aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Advances in Aquaculture Feed Additives

edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Delano Dias Schleder

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3828 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; functional foods; probiotics; fish health; fish immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Impacts of Dietary Supplements on Fish Growth and Health

edited by

Gisele Cristina Favero

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish production; fish stress; growth performance; health; immunostimulants; nutrients; prebiotics; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Fish Processing and Preservation Technologies

edited by

Tao Huang

Chenyang Lu

and Zizi Hu

submission deadline 26 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; fish processing technology; fish preservation technology; flavor; quality; nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processing and Comprehensive Utilization of Fishery Products)

Aquatic Toxicology, Fish Physiology and Aquaculture Research in Zebrafish Model

edited by

Shao-Yang Hu

and

Chun-Hung Liu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic toxicology; fish physiology; environmental pollutants; zebrafish models; immunostimulants; disease resistance

Safety Management in Fish Farming: Challenges and Further Trends

edited by

Dallas L. Flickinger

Michael E. Barnes

and Moureen Matuha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4855 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish farming; safety; risk; protocols; management; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Shellfish Genetics and Breeding for Aquaculture

edited by Zhihua Lin and Yongbo Bao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: shellfish genetics; artificial breeding; genetic improvement; disease resistance; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Alternative Feeds for Aquatic Animals

edited by

Wilson Massamitu Furuya

and Thais Pereira Da Cruz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative feeds; aquatic animal health; environmental footprints; fish meal and fish oil alternatives; food security; functional feeds; nutritive value; plant-based proteins; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Rhythms and Clocks in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Yingdong Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological rhythms; aquatic animals; molecular clocks; environmental entrainment; physiology; behavior; ecology; circadian disruption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Selective Fish Breeding for Improved Aquaculture Production

edited by

Eva Armero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; genetics; additive and non-additive effects; genotype by environment interaction; genetic diversity; genomics; gene expression; microbiome; metabolomics; genome editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Understanding and Managing the Spatial, Population and Ecological Dynamics of Coral Reef Fish

edited by

Steven Saul

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9439 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reef fish; ecosystems; spatial; population; ecological dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

New Technologies for Improving Fisheries and Aquaculture Production and Management

edited by

Tsutomu Takagi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8335 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; new technology; DX; fisheries; aquaculture; engineering; mathematical science; information science; simulation technology; ICT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Behavioral Ecology of Fishes

edited by

Rodrigo Egydio Barreto

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral phenotypic plasticity; foraging strategies; predation avoidance; reproductive behavior; social behavior; territoriality; schooling and shoaling; communication in fish; inter- and intraspecific interactions; ecological niche adaptations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Technology for Fish and Fishery Monitoring

edited by Vincent Kerzérho

submission deadline 18 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8619 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; biologging; physiologging; biotelemetry; monitoring; tracking; sensors; embedded systems; electronic tags

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Intestinal Health of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Mao Lin,

Yunzhang Sun

and

Yibin Yang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut health; gut microbiota; biodiversity; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; bacteriophage; immune function; nutrient absorption; disease resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Biology and Conservation of Elasmobranchs

edited by María-Del-Pilar Blanco-Parra and Carlos J. Polo-Silva

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: sharks; rays; ecological role; movements; distribution; ecological niche; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Physiological Response Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals to Stress

edited by

Yafei Duan

, Yanming Sui,

Changhong Cheng

and

Kai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10657 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; pollutants; pathogen infection; physiology; biochemistry; immunology; metabolism; intestinal microbes; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Movement and Conservation of Large Marine Fauna

edited by André Sucena Afonso and Bruno Macena

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3489 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic pressure; habitat use; home range; marine megafauna; marine protected areas; migrations; movements; philopatry; spatial ecology; site fidelity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Intelligent Recognition Research for Fish Behavior

edited by Jian Zhao,

Ran Zhao

and Kewei Cai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish behavior; aquatic ecosystems; fishery resources; aquaculture; intelligent recognition; fish welfare

Machine Learning in Aquaculture

edited by Adriano Costa, Rilke Tadeu Fonseca De Freitas and Rafael Reis Neto

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; precision aquaculture; management automation; detection algorithms; fish species; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Fish Sex Differentiation and Sexual Plasticity

edited by Linyan Zhou,

Hong-Wei Yan

Li-Min Wu

and

Tapas Chakraborty

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish sex determination and differentiation genetics and epigenetics; hermaphrodites and sex reversal; environmental factors and sexual plasticity; sexual control breeding and biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Genetic Mechanism and Genetic Selection of Economic Traits in Aquatic Animals

edited by Ming Fang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: GWAS; functional gene; gene expression; epigenetics; genomic selection; eQTL

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Pivotal Roles of Feed Additives for Fish

edited by Marco Shizuo Owatari

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; fish farming; feed additives; nutrition; functional feed; essential oils; probiotics; postbiotics; organic salts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Effects of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries

edited by

Salvador E. Lluch Cota

and William Cheung

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2377 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; climate extremes; ecophysiology; marine ecosystems; fisheries management; fishing sector; climate adaptation; detection and attribution; modeling; projections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environment and Climate Change)

Stress Physiology in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Mingzhe Yuan

and Maoxiao Peng

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2330 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; aquatic animals; physiological and molecular response; environmental adaptation; omics analyses; neuroendocrine regulations; short-term and long-term stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Seafood Products: Nutrients, Safety, and Sustainability

edited by

Giustino Tribuzi

and Marília Miotto

submission deadline 14 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; mollusks; seafood processing; byproducts; nutritional quality; seafood bioactive compounds; contamination; microplastics; phycotoxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processing and Comprehensive Utilization of Fishery Products)

Molecular Design Breeding in Aquaculture

edited by Peng Yu, Shuting Xiong and ChunHong Nie

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular breeding; gene edting; sex control; transgenosis; molecular marker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Fishing Gear Technology and Conservation of Fishery Resources

edited by Kristine Cerbule

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: fishing gear; fisheries; environmental sustainability; species diversity; nature conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Infection and Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Aquaculture

edited by Asma M. Karami and

Raquel Rodríguez-Vázquez

submission deadline 18 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnostics; fish health; innate immunity; sustainable disease management; emerging infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Biodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Fishes, Second Edition

edited by

Heng Zhang

, Ying Xue and Luoliang Xu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3851 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish biodiversity; spatial– temporal dynamics; fish community; environmental impact factors; climate change; species distribution; eDNA; ecological modelling; community structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Skeletal Development of Fishes: Using New Technologies to Study Bone Biology

edited by

Stefanos Fragkoulis

and Kevin J. Parsons

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone biology; fish skeleton; skeletal development; skeletal diseases; anatomy; histology; morphology; finfish species

Healthy Aquaculture and Disease Control

edited by Yucong Huang, Xiaohui Cai and Kian Ann Tan

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy aquaculture; aquatic probiotics; plant extract; immunomodulator; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Dietary Supplementation in Aquaculture

edited by

Neculai Patriche

and

Elena Sîrbu

submission deadline 27 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; physiology; feed additives; nutrients; biochemistry; immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Feeding)

Movement Ecology and Conservation of Large Marine Fishes (and Sharks)

edited by Chi-Hin Lam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: navigation; tagging; sensing; fisheries; energetics; artificial intelligence; ocean circulation; currents; circadian rhythm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Advances in Pathology of Aquatic Animals

edited by Maria Cristina Chávez-Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease responses to nutritional and environmental stress (pollution and climate change); host– pathogen interactions and novel treatments; genomic approaches to infectious diseases; host– microbiota and immune responses; emerging technologies in fish farming health and welfare (diagnostic; prevention; biosensors; AI; etc.); functional supplements/additives in aquatic animal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fish Pathology and Parasitology)

Genomics Applied to Fish Health

edited by

Phillip Dettleff

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; sustainability; fish health; infectious disease; metabolic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)

Advances in Comprehensive Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Products

edited by Yunfang Qian and

Wenzheng Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

Keywords: new aquatic resources; processing and preservation; nutritional evaluation; functional components analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processing and Comprehensive Utilization of Fishery Products)

Integrative Taxonomy and Molecular Systematics of Fishes

edited by

Felipe Ottoni

, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de Bragança, Elisabeth Henschel and Grazielle Fernanda Evangelista Gomes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: ABGD; ASAP; barcode; COI; eDNA; NGS; multi-locus; single-locus; species delimitation; bPTP; mPTP; GMYC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Taxonomy, Evolution, and Biogeography)

Age Determination of Aquatic Animals

edited by Raouf W. Kilada

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: age; validation; growth; shells; cephalopod; echinoderms; crustaceans; fish

Sustainable Management of Small-Scale and Data-Limited Fisheries: Diagnosis and Strategies

edited by

Mohamed Samy-Kamal

and

José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-limited fisheries; fishery management; management measures; monitoring programs; small-scale fisheries; stock assessment; sustainability

The Ecology of Reef Fishes

edited by

Carlos Werner Hackradt

, Fabiana Cézar Félix-Hackradt and

João Lucas Leão Feitosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reef fish ecology; anthropogenic impacts; functional ecology; population dynamics; community structure; movement ecology; genetic diversity; reef fish conservation

Advances in Rainbow Trout: 2nd Edition

edited by

Changan Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainbow trout; genetics; aquaculture technique; disease resistance; environmental adaptability; nutritional requirements; sustainable practices; ecological impact; genetic engineering; conservation strategies; aquatic ecosystems

Genomics of Stress Responses in Fish

edited by

Rigers Bakiu

and

Gianfranco Santovito

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; bioinformatics; fish stress response; fish toxicology; fish physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Biochemistry)

Advances in Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Li-Min Wu

Dong-Neng Jiang

and Qing-Ping Xie

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2753 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm resources; genetic breeding; fish; sex control breeding; gonadal differentiation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)

Fisheries Monitoring and Management

edited by

Jing Yu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; fishery resources; assessment; statistical analysis; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology)

Community Ecology of Freshwater Animals and Biodiversity

edited by

Joaquim José Barreira de Jesus

Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes

and

João Oliveira

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish; biodiversity; community ecology; freshwater habitats; conservation; ecological interactions; environmental management; fish behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biology and Ecology)

Molecular Mechanism of Fish Immune Response to Pathogens

edited by