Foods of Marine Origin
A section of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158).
Section Information
This section covers all subjects related to marine foods and aquatic products, a wide scope of: origin, composition, nutritional value, quality, sensory analysis, shelf-life, contaminants, technological aspects, processing, and derivate products.
The enormous quantity of species that live in seas and oceans offers a fantastic diversity that could be used in a great number of applications. Human consumption could be the most interesting one but there are other amazing applications: chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and more.
Phytoplankton and zooplankton are two worlds, containing plenty of species with thousands and thousands of compounds that could be used for human benefit.
Algae are more and more frequently used for many human activities, mainly as food for a lot of useful ingredients, bioactive compounds, and industrial molecules.
Fishes and seafood are the basis of nutrition for much of the world’s population, in addition to the more often consumed species there are many possibilities, including demersal animals, that could be added to our diet.
Special attention should be paid to the use of marine resources as food. All the subjects related to composition, quality, and preservation are of main interest. The technologies applied to food preservation and product development constitute an area of interest in this section.
Research and review papers on all mentioned themes will be very welcomed.
Keywords
- Marine species including vegetal and animal species;
- Phytoplankton;
- Zooplankton;
- Algae;
- Marine foods intake, contaminants, and human health;
- Nutritional value;
- Physico-chemical properties;
- Foods including marine materials;
- Technological methods applied to marine & aquatic foods;
- Microbiological quality;
- Aquatic and marine resources food safety;
- Marine foods processing;
- Sensorial properties of marine and aquatic foods;
- Environmental effects on marine species;
- Aquaculture species.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Identification and Functional Study of Bioactive Components in Seafood (Deadline: 28 November 2025)
- Quality Changes of Blue Food During Preservation and Processing (Deadline: 29 November 2025)
- New Strategies to Improve the Quality and Safety of Seafoods and the Efficient Utilization of Their By-Products (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Fish and Aquatic Products: Processing, Preservation and Quality Analysis (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Seafood: Quality, Shelf Life, Sensory Analysis, and Intelligent Detection (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Seafood Components and Functional Characteristics (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- Quality Improvement, Preservation, and Processing Technology of Aquatic Products (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Development and Utilization of Marine-Derived Functional Proteins and Peptides (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Research on the Impact of Processing and Storage Conditions on Seafood Quality (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Microplastics in Seafood and Their Impact on Food Safety and Human Health (Deadline: 10 February 2026)
- Nutrients in Seafood (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Innovative Technology of Aquatic Product Processing (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Aquatic Products Processing and Preservation Technology (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Recent Advances in Marine Food By-Products: Biomolecular Structure, Functional Properties and Potential Activities (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Factors Affecting the Choice and Consumption Behavior Towards Aquatic Products (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Marine Food Functional Factors: Extraction, Encapsulation and Controlled Delivery (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Nutrition, Safety and Storage of Seafoods (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Food Safety and Quality in Aquaculture and Fisheries Products (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Functional and Sustainable Foods from Marine Resources (Deadline: 9 April 2026)
- Development and Innovation of Marine Nutritious and Healthy Foods: A Multidimensional Focus on Protein Functionality (Deadline: 29 April 2026)
- Impact of Climate Change on the Safety of Fish Products: New or Re-Emerging Risks (Deadline: 8 May 2026)
- Advanced Innovations in Seafood Processing, Preservation, and Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- From Ocean to Table: Quality and Safety in Aquatic Food Processing (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Novel Processing Technologies and Quality Control for Aquatic Products (Deadline: 10 June 2026)