Sustainable Aquaculture Paradigms: Ecosystems, Resources, Environments, and Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1729
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fisheries management; freshwater aquaculture; ecosystem modelling
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Dear Colleagues,
Aquaculture is one of the major producers of aquatic foods, contributes substantially to global food and nutrition security, and is likely to expand further in response to increasing demand from an increasingly populous and affluent world. However, aquaculture globally is facing the challenges of resource shortages and environment conservation; aquaculture development should therefore be highly energy and resource efficient and sustainable and embrace the principles of high quality, health, and safety, as well as being eco‐friendly. The development of sustainable aquaculture paradigms is thus increasingly important to achieve the goal of resource-saving and environmentally friendly development.
Globally, there are numerous of success stories of sustainable aquaculture paradigms in lakes, reservoirs, paddy, ponds, and a diversity of aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, this Special Issues focuses on all aspects of sustainable aquaculture paradigms, original research and reviews regarding resources management, biodiversity protection, bio-manipulation, ecological impact assessment, sustainable fishery, and ecological aquaculture ecosystems according to the principle of the sustainable fisheries and ecosystems. In this framework, studies concerning the environment, resource utilization and management, ecosystem structure and functioning, as well as the management strategies in all kinds of aquaculture ecosystems are welcomed, in addition to other related arguments, in the form of both specialized and interdisciplinary manuscripts. Aquaculture scientists are welcomed to provide high-quality research papers and reviews relating to sustainable aquaculture. We hope these articles can present the state-of-the-art of theories and, more importantly, can link our theoretical perception of ecology to the applied necessity of sustainable aquaculture development.
Dr. Chuanbo Guo
Dr. Chuansong Liao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquaculture ecosystems
- fishery management
- resource utilization
- water quality
- natural water bodies
- ponds
- sustainable aquaculture
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