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Intestinal Health of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Mao Lin,

Yunzhang Sun

and

Yibin Yang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 442 | 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 184 | 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 9779 | 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 2147 | 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 1972 | 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 | Viewed by 245 | 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 170 | 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 166 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3346 | 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)

Stress Physiology in Aquatic Animals

edited by Mingzhe Yuan and Maoxiao Peng

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1481 | 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)

Effects of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries

edited by Salvador E. Lluch Cota and William Cheung

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1178 | 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)

Seafood Products: Nutrients, Safety, and Sustainability

edited by Giustino Tribuzi and Marília Miotto

submission deadline 14 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 100 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 993 | 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 977 | 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 49 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2959 | 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 521 | 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 | Viewed by 132 | 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 406 | 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 1034 | 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 931 | 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 Comprehensive Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Products

edited by Yunfang Qian and

Wenzheng Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 421 | 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 303 | 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 248 | Submission Open

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

Genomics Applied to Fish Health

edited by

Phillip Dettleff

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 117 | 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)

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 99 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Rainbow Trout: 2nd Edition

edited by

Changan Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

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

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 38 | Submission Open

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

Genomics of Stress Responses in Fish

edited by

Rigers Bakiu

and

Gianfranco Santovito

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

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

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

Fisheries Monitoring and Management

edited by

Jing Yu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | 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 57 | 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

Qiuning Liu

submission deadline 17 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

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

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

Impacts of Functional Additives on Fish Metabolism and Reproduction

edited by Fábio Meurer and Robie Allan Bombardelli

submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: additives; aquaculture; fish metabolism; fish nutrition; fish reproduction

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

Toxicology of Anthropogenic Pollutants on Fish

edited by

Zhongdian Dong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic pollutants; fish toxicology; aquatic ecosystems; organic pollutants; microplastics; trace elements; environmental protection

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

Salmon Farming

edited by Jose Luis Muñoz and

Luis Vargas-Chacoff

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: salmon physiology; salmon health; salmon stress and welfare; climate change and salmon farming; technological innovation and sustainability; salmon aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)

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 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open

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

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

Therapeutic Potential of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Advancing Aquaculture Health and Performance

edited by

Hien Van Doan

Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

and Ehab El-Haroun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2181 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; aquaculture health; disease resistance; sustainable aquaculture; functional feeds

Use of Essential Oils in Aquaculture

edited by

Ronald Kennedy Luz

and

Bernardo Baldisserotto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: welfare; safe management; transportation; growth; anesthetic; stress

(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 and Ivan Špelić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

Unraveling the Complexities of Fish Reproductive Physiology: From Molecules to Ecosystems

edited by

Rafael Nóbrega

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; aquaculture; ecology; biotechnology; endocrinology; gonads; sex; spermatogenesis; oogenesis; gamete quality

Toxicological Impacts of Pesticides on Aquatic Species: Mechanisms, Assessments, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by Yuhang Hong,

Cong Zhang

, Xiaozhen Yang, Liulan Zhao, Xiaowen Long and

Meimei Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; aquatic toxicology; oxidative stress; antioxidative signaling pathways; functional diet; natural antioxidants

Habitat as a Template for Life Histories of Fish

edited by

Bror Jonsson

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

The Roles of Fishery Biology and Fish Population Dynamics in Fisheries Management

edited by

Lourdes Jiménez-Badillo

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4913 | Submission Open

Keywords: fishery biology; fish population dynamics; fishing ecology; stock assessment; data-limited fisheries management; fishery resource management; artisanal fishing; coastal fishing; fishing in protected areas

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

Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Fish

edited by

Yang Liu

and

Yongsheng Tian

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome evolution; omics analysis; QTLs; gene editing; functional gene; germplasm preservation and utilization

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

Genetics and Breeding of Fishes

edited by Wuhui Li

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish breeding techniques; reproduction; genetics and genomics; sustainable aquaculture

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

Aquatic Animal Diseases and Vaccine Development

edited by Aijun Lv

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animal diseases; etiology; epidemiology; host immune response; vaccine; prevention and control

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

Diet and Intestinal Microbiota of Fish

edited by Qianwen Ding,

Yuanyuan Yao

and Tsegay Teame

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish gut microbiota; dietary modulation; host-microbe interaction; probiotics; aquaculture sustainability; microbial biomarkers; metagenomics; antibiotic resistance

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

Advances in Immunology of Invertebrates

edited by Michel Leclerc

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: lymphocyte-like cells; innate immune responses; adaptative immune responses; genomic data concerning mainly immune responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Invertebrates)

Vantage Points in the Morphology of Aquatic Organisms

edited by Peter S. Johnston

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphology; palaeontology; aquatic; vertebrate; invertebrate; fish; cetacean

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

Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Symbiotics in Fish and Shellfish Nutrition and Feed Technology

edited by

Marina Paolucci

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: prebiotics; probiotics; synbiotics; functional feed; fish and shellfish health; fish and shellfish quality

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

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