Sustainability in Aquaculture Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 November 2025 | Viewed by 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: aquaculture engineering; sustainable aquaculture; coastal bioengineering; aquaponics; automation and control in aquatic systems
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Dear Colleagues,
Aquaculture is the fastest growing protein sector in the world. Fish are often excellent converters of feed; as poikilotherms, they do not need to maintain a particular body temperature and as they are supported by water, they can focus energy on adding protein with minimal skeletal support needed. However, numerous authors have acknowledged limits to sustainability (Naylor et al., 2002, 2021; Hall 2002, 2024). In Naylor’s more recent article, it is acknowledged that some aspects of aquaculture are more sustainable (e.g. shellfish culture, algae culture), while additional work is needed in finfish and crustacean aquaculture. The aim of this Special Issue is to document and encourage advances in sustainability of aquaculture and aquatic systems.
Specific areas of interest include improvements in sustainability in aquatic nutrition, engineered systems, plant-based aquaculture, waste management technologies, and sustainability-focused value-added systems. Systems within which these advancements may occur include ponds, cages, recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs), efficient raceways and other systems such as aquaponics that can be sustainable in environmental, economic and socially relevant areas. Given that aquaculture is growing fast, it is critical that positive solutions to sustainability challenges are developed and disseminated.
This Special Issue will bring together the recent scientific advances in sustainability in aquaculture. Original scientific studies as well as relevant review articles are welcome. This Special Issue will supplement and extend existing literature by highlighting critical areas of scientific advances as well as current state of the art and needed future research in a single Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Steven G. Hall
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable aquaculture
- plant-based aquaculture
- efficient aquatic feeds
- recirculating systems
- biofloc systems
- aquaponics systems
- water efficiency
- energy efficiency
- life cycle analysis
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