Aquatic Ecotoxicology: A Tool for Monitoring the Effects of Anthropogenic Chemical Contamination on Fisheries and Aquaculture

Dear Colleagues,

The adverse effects of the contamination of aquatic food resources on human health represent a growing concern due to threats to aquatic ecosystems from classical and emerging contaminants.

Aquatic ecotoxicology, using multidisciplinary approaches, studies interactions among pollutants and biological systems at different levels of the organization, from molecules to communities and the ecosystem. These studies could contribute to the development of an efficient strategy for the security control of the livelihoods provided by fishing and aquaculture and to identify bioactive substances counteracting the effects of environmental contaminants.

In fact, to avoid negative consequences for human health, studies of contaminant effects at a lower level of biological organization, by means of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology and physiology, could develop sensitive tools to ensure we are provided with early warnings of threats to aquatic organisms utilized for human consumption produced by fishery and aquaculture.

In order to explore these aspects, still too little addressed in the scientific literature, this Special Issue will gather articles aimed at investigating molecular, biochemical, and cellular markers involved in the adaptation mechanisms to environmental stressors in fishery and aquaculture organisms. Furthermore, we encourage reviews and original research focused on monitoring and preventing human health potential risks and on the identification of bioactive substances counteracting contaminant adverse effects.

Dr. Andrea Santulli
Dr. Concetta Messina
Dr. Eleonora Curcuraci
Guest Editors

Simona Manuguerra
Guest Editor Assistant

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