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Sustainable Fisheries Dynamics

edited by Rong Wan and Junbo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable fisheries management; overfishing; climate change; habitat degradation; fisheries dynamic models; ecosystem responses; interdisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Economics, Policy, and Management)

Prevention and Control of Aquatic Animal Diseases

edited by

Erlong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16116 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animal diseases; fish vaccines; immunostimulants; Chinese herbs in aquaculture; aquatic animal pathogen; host-pathogen interaction; disease-resistance genes

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

Habitat as a Template for Life Histories of Fish

edited by

Bror Jonsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7823 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological trait trade-offs; environmental stress; life history traits; local adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; reaction norms

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

Fish Health and Welfare in Aquaculture and Research Settings

edited by

Luis André Luz Barbas

, Marcelo Ferreira Torres and

Martina Bortoletti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced monitoring technologies; aquaculture sustainability; behavioural indicators; environmental and nutritional impact; ethical aquaculture; fish welfare; husbandry practices; precision aquaculture; stress physiology; welfare assessments

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

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

edited by Chi-Hin Lam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3277 | 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)

An Issue in Honor of Yoram Avnimelech: Application of Biofloc Technology (BFT)

edited by

Felipe Boéchat Vieira

Mauricio G.C. Emerenciano

and

Wilson Wasielesky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial community; super intensive; circular economy; sustainability; nitrification; heterotrophic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Biology and Conservation of Elasmobranchs

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

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2152 | Submission Open

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

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

Effect of Dietary Supplementation on the Growth and Immunity of Fish and Shellfish—3rd Edition

edited by Qiyou Xu, Jianhua Ming, Fei Song, Changle Qi and

Chuanpeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunity; antioxidation; intestinal health; gut microbiota; anti-stress; growth; feed additive; feedstuff

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

Fish Monitoring and Stock Assessment for Fishery Management

edited by

Kui Zhang

, Jiajun Li and Jiangtao Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1086 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish survey and monitoring technology; fisheries management; remote sensing; environmental DNA (eDNA); acoustics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Economics, Policy, and Management)

Advancing Research for the Management and Conservation of Diadromous Fish

edited by Carlos Antunes,

Pedro Morais

and Ester Dias

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: diadromous fishes; climate change; conservation; fisheries management; genetic diversity; habitat connectivity

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

Advances in Fish Reproductive Physiology

edited by Walisson De Souza e Silva, Deliane Cristina Costa,

Wei Ge

and Raphael Nogueira Bahiense

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6272 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; fish; endocrinology; gametogenesis; spawning; hormones; gonads; aquaculture; ovulation; spermatogenesis

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

Advances in Catfish Research

edited by

Liqiang Zhong

Kai Hao

Zhengyong Wen

and Shiyong Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: catfish; genetics; breeding; nutritional requirements; immunology; physiology and biochemistry; aquaculture techniques

Physiology and Aquaculture of Pearl-Producing Mollusks

edited by Pedro E. Saucedo

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Trophic Ecology of Freshwater and Marine Fish Species

edited by Davide Cicala, Ying Xue, Kai Wang and

Rijin Jiang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7004 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; trophic niches; trophic ecology; food web; dietary composition; feeding strategies

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

Adaptation and Response of Fish to Environmental Changes

edited by Jie Li, Mingdian Liu and

Yaqiu Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6774 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-physiology; behavior monitoring; ecological adaptation; climate change; human activities

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

Biology and Culture of Marine Invertebrates

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2392 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine invertebrates; biology; aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Seafood Products: Nutrients, Safety, and Sustainability

edited by

Giustino Tribuzi

and Marília Miotto

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | 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)

Conservation and Population Genetics of Fishes

edited by Dongmei Xiong

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5960 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation of endangered fishes; genetic diversity; population genetics; species delimitation; population structure and genetic divergence; adaptive evolution; polygenic relationship; genome-wide data

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

Advancing Fish Nutrition Research for Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by

Simon Das

and Leo Nankervis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3401 | 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)

Molecular Mechanism of Fish Immune Response to Pathogens

edited by

Qiuning Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2431 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; immune response; pathogens; omics; molecular mechanism

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

Parasites in Aquaculture

edited by Marine Combe

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; farmed aquatic animals; infections; prevalence; virulence; diversity; disease emergence; disease ecology; disease management

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

Advances in Cytogenetics of Fish

edited by

Francisco Sassi

, Ricardo Utsunomia and

Tariq Ezaz

submission deadline 21 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytogenomics; sex chromosomes; B chromosomes; repetitive DNA; karyotype; chromosomal evolution

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

Intestinal Health of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Mao Lin,

Yunzhang Sun

and

Yibin Yang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5430 | 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)

Building a Sustainable Future for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture in a Time of Multiple Stressors

edited by

Ana Gavrilović

, Jurica Jug-Dujaković, Ivan Špelić and Tena Radočaj

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; aquaculture developments; freshwater aquaculture; sustainable inland fisheries; aquatic invasive species

Tilapia Aquaculture: State-of-the-Art

edited by

Jun Qiang

, Jianmeng Cao,

Lanmei Wang

and

Wen Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tilapia; aquaculture; breeding; nutrition; disease; aquatic economy; germplasm resources

Pivotal Roles of Feed Additives for Fish

edited by

Marco Shizuo Owatari

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12080 | 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)

Advances in Shellfish Aquaculture

edited by

Yuanzi Huo

and Emily Kunselman

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: shellfish aquaculture; disease management; shellfish genomics; sustainable production; nutritional physiology; biosecurity; environmental impact; hatchery technology; aquaculture policy; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Dietary Supplementation in Aquaculture

edited by

Neculai Patriche

and

Elena Sîrbu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3883 | Submission Open

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

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

Infection and Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Aquaculture

edited by Asma M. Karami and

Raquel Rodríguez-Vázquez

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2241 | 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)

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

edited by

Mohamed Samy-Kamal

and

José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3262 | Submission Open

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

Environmental Change Impacts on Freshwater Fish Communities

edited by

Thiago Bernardi Vieira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish ecology; aquatic conservation; Anthropocene impacts; climate change effects; freshwater biodiversity; microplastic pollution; agrochemical contamination; riparian degradation; community-based conservation; functional trait diversity; metacommunity dynamics

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

The Ecology of Reef Fishes

edited by

Carlos Werner Hackradt

, Fabiana Cézar Félix-Hackradt and

João Lucas Leão Feitosa

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2246 | Submission Open

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

Genetic Breeding and Immunity of Aquatic Animals

edited by Zhe Zheng, Xiaohui Cai,

Ruijuan Hao

and

Jin-lian Liang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic breeding; aquatic animal immunity; disease resistance; genomic selection; gene editing

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

Advances in the Immunology of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Zhitao Qi

Bei Huang

and Mingzhu Pan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic immunology; fish health; vaccine development; pathogen– host interaction; One Health; eco-immunology; aquaculture resilience; probiotics; climate stress; antimicrobial resistance; omics technologies

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

Sustainable Aquaculture of Crustaceans

edited by Luis Otavio Brito and Suzianny Maria Bezerra Cabral Da Silva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; crustacean farming; marine and freshwater shrimps; lobsters; crabs; crayfish; microcrustaceans; reproduction and breeding; growth performance; health management; functional feed additives; fishmeal replacement; aquafeed innovation; Biofloc and Synbiotic technology; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA); Aquaculture 4.0; environmental management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Reproduction, Embryogenesis and Larviculture of Fish in Captivity

edited by Sergio Ricardo Batlouni

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; larviculture; induced spawning

Population Genomics for Freshwater Fish Conservation: From Markers to Management

edited by

Kang-Rae Kim

and In-Chul Bang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish genetics; Genomics; fish conservation; genetic markers; microsatellite marker; whole genome sequencing; effective population size; eDNA monitoring; mitochondrial DNA; adaptive introgression; population genetics; population genomics; artificial breeding of genetics

Feature Papers by Fishes’ Editorial Board Members

edited by

Maria Angeles Esteban

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; climate change’ s impacts; pollution; antimicrobial resistance; sustainable aquaculture; genetic improvement; ecosystem-based management; blue biotechnology; fish welfare; seafood traceability

Impacts of Climate Change on Physiology and Ecology of Aquatic Organisms

edited by

Zhihua Li

, Xinguo Zhao, Yuming Zhang and Ping Li

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; aquatic organisms; physiological ecology; adaptation strategies; environmental management

Ecology and Treatment of Parasitic Diseases in Aquatic Species

edited by

Patrick Mathews Delgado

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanoparticles; biomolecules; antimicrobial; antiparasite; hybrid nanomaterial; eco-friendly nanomaterials; natural products; drug delivery systems; phytogenic compounds; essential oils; environmental influences on development of parasite disease

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

Advances in Pathology of Aquatic Animals

edited by Maria Cristina Chávez-Sánchez

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3198 | 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)

Advances in Tilapia Aquaculture

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Copatti

, Rodrigo Fortes-Silva and Leandro Santos Costa

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: tilapia aquaculture; sustainable nutrition; physiology; technology; genetic; breeding; disease management; water quality; behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Genomics Applied to Fish Health

edited by

Phillip Dettleff

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2550 | 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)

The Impact of Contamination on Fishes

edited by

Zrinka Dragun

Tatjana Mijošek Pavin

and

Dušica Ivanković

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioaccumulation; biomarkers; eDNA; freshwater; histopathology; marine; metallomics; metals/metalloids; microplastics; organic contaminants

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

Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Pedro F. Amorim

and

José Leonardo de Oliveira Mattos

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; conservation; distribution; evolution; genetics; ichthiology; systematics; taxonomy; zoology

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

Crustacean Health, Stress and Disease

edited by

Cheng Chi

Jie Ji

and

Hengtong Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: crustaceans; health; stress; disease; immune system; aquaculture; pathogenesis; environmental stressors; host– pathogen interactions; sustainability

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

Advances in Fisheries Economics

edited by Daqing Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomic modeling; economic valuation; fisheries decision-making; seafood trade; resilience

Advancing the Research and Conservation of the Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems of California and Baja California

edited by

Pedro Morais

and

Julio Lorda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: estuarine ecosystems; estuaries; coastal lagoons; tidal habitats; biology; ecology; conservation; management; physical oceanography; chemical oceanography; biological oceanography

Effects of Dietary Ingredients on Fish Nutrition and Health

edited by

Jorge Palma

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish nutrition; functional feeds; alternative protein sources; alternative nutritional sources; gut microbiota; immune function; nutrient bioavailability; feed efficiency; fish health; sustainable aquaculture

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

Enforcement and Compliance in Fisheries

edited by Geir Hønneland

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliance; enforcement; IUU fishing; fisheries management; law of the sea; ocean governance; blue crime

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fishery Economics, Policy, and Management)

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