500 Science
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500 Science
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Climate Change and Marine Top Predators
Climate change affects all components of marine ecosystems. For endothermic top predators,
i.e. seabirds and marine mammals, these impacts are often complex and mediated through
trophic relationships. In this Research Topic, leading researchers…
i.e. seabirds and marine mammals, these impacts are often complex and mediated through
trophic relationships. In this Research Topic, leading researchers…
Carrières d'halieutes
Who never dreamed of traveling the world and being in the thick of it? to fly over the Red Sea in a helicopter or to cross Algeria in search of fishing sites? For ambitious, what about being promoted to consultant in Iran, government commissioner?…
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
The 21st century is characterized as an era of natural resource depletion, and humanity is faced with several threats due to the lack of food, energy, and water. Climate change and sea-level rise are at unprecedented levels, being phenomena that make…
Emerging Technologies, Environment and Research for Sustainable Aquaculture
Traditional aquaculture and fishery systems have caused a series of ecological and environmental problems. For the purpose of sustainable development, new technologies and policies are highly needed in the field of aquaculture and fisheries. This…
Genomics in Aquaculture to Better Understand Species Biology and Accelerate Genetic Progress
From a global perspective aquaculture is an activity related to food production with large potential for growth. Considering a continuously growing population, the efficiency and sustainability of this activity will be crucial to meet the needs of…
Recent Advances in Fish Farms
The world keeps changing. There are always risks associated with change. To make careful risk assessment it is always needed to re-evaluate the information according to new findings in research. Scientific knowledge is essential in determining the…
Welfare of Cultured and Experimental Fishes
Welfare is a multidimensional concept that can be described as the state of an animal as it copes with the environment. Captive environments can impact farmed animals at different levels, especially fishes, considering their highly complex sensory…
Characteristics of raw and cooked fillets in species of actual and potential interest for Italian aquaculture
Heat treatment generally induces structural changes of fish muscle and loss of nutrients. Depending on many intrinsic and extrinsic factors farmed fish qualitative attributes can be subject to changes. The aim of this study was to assess the effects…
Seafood Sustainability - Series I
This special edition, Seafood Sustainability Series I, includes two articles on seafood consumption, four on sustainable capture fisheries, and four on sustainable aquaculture. The articles on consumption explore an alternative perspective on…
Aquaponics Food Production Systems
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental…