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Whole Mitochondrial Genomes Applied to Phylogenetics of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Joseph Quattro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogenetic relationship; mitochondrial genomes; systematics; aquatic organisms

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

Current Researches on Genetic Polymorphisms in Fish

edited by Haiyang Liu and

Xiu Feng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genetics; resource management; germplasms identification; environmental adaptability; ecological evolution

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

Environmental Flows to Prevent Fish Biodiversity Loss in Rapidly Changing Rivers

edited by Francisco Nunes Godinho and

Isabel Boavida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental flows; fish; efficiency; new methodologies; water scarcity; conflict

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

Optimizing Fish Fillet Quality: The Impacts of Dietary Interventions and Oxidation

edited by

Nima Hematyar

Samad Rahimnejad

and

Francisco A. Guardiola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary interventions; lipid oxidation; protein modification; fish welfare; fish fillet quality

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

Implications for Fish Feeding Strategies Facing Fishmeal Replacement

edited by

Mauro Chivite Alcalde

, Cristina Velasco Rubial and

Monica Betancor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; aquafeed; fishmeal replacement; alternative protein source; nutrition; welfare

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

Environmental Physiology of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Weijie Mu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; adaptability; environmental response; physiological mechanism; propagation and breeding

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

Biofloc Technology in Aquaculture

edited by

Luís Henrique da Silva Poersch

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture in BFT systems; improvement of immunity; biofloc and fertilization; TSS control in BFT systems; nutrient management in BFT systems; energy production from bioflocs; role of microorganisms in the BFT system; IMTA and bioflocs; denitrification processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Aquatic Animal Transgene and Gene Editing Technology

edited by Youhou Xu, Shuanghu Cai and

Peng Zhu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: transgene; gene editing technology (TALEN or CRISPR/Cas9); RNAi; freshwater species; marine species

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

Molecular Pathogenic Mechanisms of Vibriosis in Fish

edited by Huanying Pang and

Yiqin Deng

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vibrio spp.; virulence regulation; immune response; Vibrio spp.– host interaction; virulence factor interaction; PTM; drug resistance; control of vibriosis; proteomics

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

Development of Low-Crop, Low-Fishmeal or Low-Fish Oil Feeds for Aquaculture

edited by

Houguo Xu

and Qiang Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; feed ingredient; aquaculture; productivity; feed alternatives

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

Advances in Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Li-Min Wu

Dong-Neng Jiang

and Qing-Ping Xie

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

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

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

Fish Immunological Mechanism and Control of Pathogens

edited by Fei Zhao and Yanwei Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; adaptive immunity; fish– pathogen interaction; immune defense mechanism; aquatic pathogen; disease prevention; disease control

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

Advances in Bivalve Aquaculture

edited by

Zhaoshou Ran

Xiaolong Gao

Sheng Liu

and Xueshu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; behavior; breeding; immunology; feed; fatty acids; disease; molecular genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Genetics and Evolutionary Biology of Aquatic Invasive Organisms

edited by

Roberto Ferreira Artoni

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinvasion; environmental perturbation; invasive species; genetic variability; adaptation

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

Mapping and Monitoring Aquatic Biodiversity in Hotspot Habitat Areas Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)

edited by

Yanjun Shen

Wenping He

and Xiuhui Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: eDNA; aquatic biodiversity; fish diversity; community structure; diversity patterns; habitat destruction

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

Advances in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture

edited by

Yuanzi Huo

and Michael Chambers

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA); nitrogen bioextraction; seaweed; shellfish; echinoderms; low-trophic aquaculture; bioremediation; aquaculture environment; IMTA engineering and modeling; blue carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

Digestive Enzyme Capacity of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Héctor G. Nolasco-Soria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic organisms; digestive capacity; digestive ability; total enzymatic activity (protease; lipase; amylase; trypsin; chymotrypsin; leucine amino peptidase; alkaline phosphatase; acid phosphatase; chitinase; etc.); U/organism; U/digestive organ (stomach; piloric caeca; intestine; pancreas)

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

Fish DNA Barcoding

edited by Weitao Chen, Gang Hou and

Renyi Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA barcoding; fish taxa; DNA barcoding database; cryptic diversity; closely related species complex; fish diversity; fish eggs and larvae

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

Advances in Aquaculture Feed Additives

edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Delano Dias Schleder

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

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

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

Fish Neuroendocrine Regulation in Response to Environmental Changes

edited by Zhihao Liu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: environments and fish activities; hormones and behaviors; environments and mood responses; environments and adaptation; fish reproduction; environmental disruptions

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

The Antipathogenic Immunity of Crustaceans

edited by Hongliang Zuo, Hengwei Deng and Linwei Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: crustaceans; immunity; signaling pathway; immunoregulation; pathogen recognition; immune factors; anti-pathogen mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Impacts of Dietary Supplements on Fish Growth and Health

edited by

Gisele Cristina Favero

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

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

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

Impacts of Different Feed Additives and Raising Conditions on Shrimp Growth and Health

edited by Ramon Casillas-Hernández and

José Reyes González Galaviz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; shrimp farming; shrimp culture system; feed additives; shrimp nutrition; shrimp growth

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

Consensus in Morphology and Molecular-Based Studies of Fish Phylogeny

edited by Henry Bart

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogenetic systematics; fish morphology; molecular phylogenetics; next-generation sequencing; discordance in results of molecular- and morphology-based studies of fish phylogeny

Shellfish Genetics and Breeding for Aquaculture

edited by Zhihua Lin and Yongbo Bao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

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

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

Lipid Metabolism in Aquatic Organisms

edited by

Jingjing Tian

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid turnover and metabolism; lipid interaction; lipid function; lipid resources

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

Rhythms in Marine Fish and Invertebrates

edited by Jingwen Yang and

Tianming Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: circadian; oscillators; melatonin; behavior; neuroendocrine; GPCR; biological rhythm; chronobiology; lunar rhythm

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

Fish Hematology

edited by Oscar Basilio Del Rio-Zaragoza

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematology; blood parameters; blood cells; health; stress; physiology; nutrition; diseases; aquaculture

Physiological Response Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals to Stress

edited by

Yafei Duan

, Yanming Sui,

Changhong Cheng

and Kai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4530 | 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)

Trace Elements, Drugs, Small Compounds and Antioxidants in Fish

edited by

Iciar Martinez

and

Harkaitz Eguiraun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace elements; antioxidants; bioactives; osmolytes and small compounds; behaviour; health and welfare; non-invasive methods; aquatic organisms

Intelligent Recognition Research for Fish Behavior

edited by Jian Zhao,

Ran Zhao

and Kewei Cai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

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

Pivotal Roles of Feed Additives For Fish

edited by Marco Shizuo Owatari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 501 | 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)

Impact of Cosmetic and Household Products and Their Ingredients on Aquatic Fauna

edited by Sascha Pawlowski, Laura H. Luetjens and Mechtild Petersen-Thiery

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmetic and household products; cosmetic and household ingredients; marine and freshwater toxicity; aquatic risk assessment

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

edited by

Stefanos Fragkoulis

and Kevin J. Parsons

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

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

Trophic Ecology of Freshwater and Marine Fish Species

edited by Davide Cicala, Ying Xue, Kai Wang and

Rijin Jiang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

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

Fish Nutrition and Immunology

edited by

Ming Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; nutrition; immunity; immune additives

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

Aquatic Toxicology, Fish Physiology and Aquaculture Research in Zebrafish Model

edited by

Shao-Yang Hu

and

Chun-Hung Liu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

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

Selective Fish Breeding for Improved Aquaculture Production

edited by

Eva Armero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

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

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

Intestinal Health of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Mao Lin,

Yunzhang Sun

and

Yibin Yang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Genetic Mechanism and Genetic Selection of Economic Traits in Aquatic Animals

edited by Ming Fang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

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

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

Age Determination of Invertebrates

edited by Raouf W. Kilada

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

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

edited by Chi-Hin Lam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 22 | 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 Comprehensive Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Products

edited by Yunfang Qian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 11 | 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)

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