Water Quality Management in Aquaculture Systems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 118
Special Issue Editors
Interests: recirculating aquaculture system; aquaculture wastewater treatment; moving bed biofilm reactor; biofloc; emerging pollutants
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Interests: environmental engineering; aquaculture; wastewater treatment; resource recycling; sustainable aquaculture
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Interests: aquatic biological environmental engineering; sustainable aquaculture technologies; high-throughput data processing and bioinformatics analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, there has been growing recognition for the urgent need for more sustainable water quality management in aquaculture systems. As the fastest-growing food production sector, aquaculture must intensify production while minimizing environmental footprints, and water quality lies at the heart of this challenge. Emerging strategies stem from the understanding that maintaining optimal conditions requires integrated biological, chemical, and physical processes, offering co-benefits such as reduced water consumption, lower disease incidence, and improved waste valorization.
This Special Issue explores how innovative water quality management can drive sustainable aquaculture development. It covers a range of solutions, from recirculating aquaculture systems, biofloc technology, and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture to advanced real-time sensors, artificial intelligence, and nature-based treatment units like constructed wetlands and biofilters. These approaches help control critical parameters—dissolved oxygen, ammonia, nitrite, and pathogens—while enhancing resource-use efficiency and resilience to climate variability. We invite original research and reviews that advance the science and practice of water quality management in freshwater and marine aquaculture systems, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue and encouraging the adoption of sustainable, knowledge-based strategies across the sector.
Dr. Changwei Li
Dr. Wenchang Liu
Dr. Gang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquaculture water quality
- recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)
- biofloc technology
- integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)
- real-time water quality monitoring
- nature-based water treatment
- constructed wetlands and biofiltration
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