Sustainability in Aquaculture
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 June 2025) | Viewed by 598
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the world's most efficient protein generator, aquaculture is one of the most important long-term growth areas for food production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aquaculture continues to grow faster than any other major food sector and is expected to provide 60% of the fish available for human consumption by 2030. World production is forecast to reach 109 million tons by this date, representing an increase of 37% compared to current levels (Source: 'The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture', FAO 2018). Improved control of the entire farming system (feed, water quality, feed waste, animal health status, etc.) enables fish and shrimp farmers to maintain more efficient production levels and reduce their impact on the environment. This is an ideal approach to further increasing aquaculture production volumes in a sustainable manner. The development of technologies aimed at caring for the environment, the reuse of waste, and the generation of low-cost energy have become essential.
The Journal regularly publishes papers on applied or scientific research relevant to freshwater, brackish, and marine aquaculture. It covers all aquatic organisms, floristic and faunistic, related directly or indirectly to human consumption. It also covers pollution and nutrient inputs; bioaccumulation; and the impacts of chemical compounds used in aquaculture, including their effects on benthic and pelagic assemblages or processes that are related to aquaculture activities in order to improve the understanding of the relationships between nutrition and the environmental impact of aquaculture and propose eco-friendly processes that efficiently recycle contaminants from liquid and gaseous media.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: aquaculture sustainability, mariculture, bioremediation of aquaculture waste, and aquaculture food production.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. María Alejandra Marcoval
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water quality
- sewage treatment
- ecofriendly process
- phycoremediation
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