Control over Production Processes for Economic Sustainability of Aquatic Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 1660
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fish welfare; aquaculture; water quality; fish physiology; toxicology; genomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Within the next few decades, global food requirements will be between 60 and 120 million metric tons. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world and provides a steady supply of healthy and high-quality food, alongside providing economic security, particularly in rural areas. Therefore, the development of aquaculture is vital for food security and healthy economies. Improved aquaculture production is often accomplished through the intensification of production systems, which fundamentally relies on high stocking density, quality diets and limited water exchange. As aquaculture enterprises move towards more intensified production strategies, aquatic farms can often face devastation through infectious pathogens, water quality deterioration and reproduction depression, eventually resulting in production and economic inefficiencies. Aquaculturists are constantly searching for ways to enhance fish yields and resource use efficiency sustainably, with the associate benefits of increased business competitiveness and profits.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research papers, case studies, and review articles focused on the latest advances in relevant aspects of fish production, fish health/disease, breeding, water quality issues, and overall economics. This includes novel strategies and the application of technologies to enhance the productivity of the fish farming industry and increase its economic and environmental benefits.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions from all experts working in the fields of aquatic environments, aquaculture, aquatic animal physiology, fish health, breeding, and stress mitigation, for both marine and freshwater environments.
Prof. Dr. Amit Kumar Sinha
Prof. Dr. Ganesh Karunakaran
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food security
- aquaculture
- water quality
- sustainability
- fish health
- nutrition
- economic feasibility
