Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Services of Seafood Production
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 141
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquaculture; environmental sustainability; supply chains; life cycle analysis; environmental performance; ecosystem services; fish morphology and ecology; sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems
Interests: aquaculture; fish domestication; fish morphology and ecology; sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems; fish nutrition
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Interests: fish and crustacean nutrition; precision aquaculture; management of fish resources; sustainable aquaculture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to delve into the intricate relationship between seafood production and its environmental impacts, with a focus on evaluating the ecological footprints and ecosystem services provided by various seafood production systems. As the global demand for seafood is forecasted to rise in the following decades, measuring and improving the sustainability and environmental performance of seafood production is crucial for ensuring long-term ecological balance and food security.
Contributions to this Special Issue should significantly enhance the body of knowledge on the sustainability of aquatic species production systems, proposing, where possible, innovative methodologies for analyzing the negative impacts and benefits of aquaculture and fisheries production chains.
Key topics related to the seafood sector include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Life cycle analyses (LCAs), ecological footprints, and other quantitative tools to measure the performance of seafood production practices;
- Nutrient cycling;
- Habitat alteration and impacts on biodiversity of fisheries and aquaculture;
- Impacts of climate change on seafood production from fisheries and aquaculture and possible mitigation and/or adaptation strategies;
- Quantification of climate-mitigation or climate-adaptation services of certain typologies of aquaculture, such as the cultivation of seaweed and molluscs, and related proposed methodologies;
- Production methods and technologies aimed at increasing diversification and environmental performance (IMTA, polyculture, aquaponics).
- Exploration and quantification of ecosystem services provided by seafood production systems (with a special focus on regulating and supporting ecosystem services).
This Special Issue would like to feature case studies demonstrating how sustainable seafood practices can improve ecosystem services, while simultaneously minimizing negative environmental impacts.
Overall, this Special Issue aims to provide a global understanding of the environmental performance and ecosystem services of seafood production, offering insights that can inform policy decisions, industry practices, and consumer choices. By integrating scientific research with practical applications, this Special Issue strives to contribute to the development of more sustainable and resilient seafood production systems that support both human and environmental health.
Dr. Arianna Martini
Dr. Domitilla Pulcini
Dr. Fabrizio Capoccioni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ecosystem services
- seafood production
- fisheries
- aquaculture
- sustainability
- environmental performance
- carbon footprint
- climate change mitigation
- innovation and technological transfer
- resilience
- diversification
- biodiversity
- circular management of resources
- integrated multitrophic aquaculture
- polyculture
- low-trophic aquaculture
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