Marine aquaculture has the potential to increase its contribution to the global food system and provide valuable ecosystem services, but appropriate planning, licensing and regulation systems must be in place to enable sustainable development. At...

An essential aspect of product quality of aquatic foods is the rapid and accurate identification of bacterial species. From this perspective omics technologies prove to be very useful in the assessment of the quality and safety of seafood products...

Regardless of the aquatic species an aquaculture venture produces, there are significant risks to success due to the ever-present threat of a disease outbreak. This article points out that the benefits offered by traditional tools, functional feeds...

Fishery and aquaculture sectors use blockchains to enhance traceability and transparency in value chains and to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The aim of this paper is to provide the current status and future prospects of...

Global aquaculture production has grown very rapidly in recent decades. This is largely due to a number of innovations that has increased the control with the production process and competitiveness. These innovations come in a number of forms from...

Aquaculture is an established technique for producing marine species. However, it creates large amounts of nutrient-rich waste. Therefore, it is worth examining the methods available to use these nutrients and close the nutrient cycle. This review...

Bivalve aquaculture in nearshore sites has expanded worldwide. Mussel farming productivity is commonly assumed to depend on survival and growth performance, which can be highly variable among spat stocks originating from different sites, even at a...

Aquaculture is considered a high-risk industry in which the heterogeneity of the productions hinders the development and application of risk management. However, risk sources have still received little attention in aquaculture research. The present...

Aquaponics is rapidly emerging as a sustainable aquatic food production system that addresses the many concerns associated with aquaculture, especially those related to environmental footprint.   This paper seeks to advance the current understanding...

Since the establishment of a Global Action Plan (GAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) (68th World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 2015), most members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have developed and implemented a National Action Plan...