The aim of Aquaculture is to publish and make available the highest quality international scientific contributions concerning to aquaculture. The Journal publishes disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary aquaculture research related to the science of aquaculture. The scope of Aquaculture includes the traditional priorities of its sections, but also includes papers from non-traditional scientific areas such as sustainability science, social-ecological systems, as well as aquaculture of various species for ornamental, conservation and restoration purposes.

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Editor-in-Chief
D.M. Gatlin
Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, College Station, Texas, 77843-2258, United States Email D.M. Gatlin (Vertebrate Nutrition)
Section Editors
Q. Ai
Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China Email Q. Ai
J. A. H. Benzie
University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland Email J. A. H. Benzie(Genetics)
P. Bossier
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium Email P. Bossier (Diseases)
J. Galindo-Villegas, PhD
Nord University Department of Genomics, Bodø, Norway Email J. Galindo-Villegas, PhDImmunity, Fish models, Host-microbe, Innate, Mucosal
F. Kibenge
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Email F. Kibenge Aquatic viruses; Orthomyxoviruses, reoviruses; Coronaviruses; Bafinivirus; Virus evolution; Virus-host interactions; Virus detection; Viral vaccines; Immunology
D.C. Little
University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom Email D.C. Little (Social Aspects of Aquaculture)
W.A. O'Connor
Port Stephens Fisheries Centre, Taylors Beach, Australia Email W.A. O'Connor(Invertebrate Physiology)
J.G. Qin, PhD
Flinders University College of Science and Engineering, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Email J.G. Qin, PhD Aquaculture Production, Nutrition, Culture System, Husbandry, Aquatic Ecology
A. P. Shinn, PhD
Fish Vet Group, Samet, Thailand Email A. P. Shinn, PhD Aquatic animal health, aquatic parasitology, disease diagnostics, disease management and control, chemotherapy
A. Takemura
University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Science Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Nakagami-gun, Japan Email A. Takemura Aquaculture, biological rhythm, circadian, coral reef, fish, gonadotropin, lunar cycle, melatonin, ovary, reproduction, sex steroids, tide, Internal and external regulation of enigmatic rhythms in fish and marine invertebrates, reproductive physiology, biological clock
M.T. Viana
Autonomous University of Baja California Institute of Oceanology, Coronado, MexicoEmail M.T. Viana (Invertebrate Nutrition)
Editorial Advisory Board
A. Arenal, PhD
University of Camaguey, Cuba
R. Ballestrazzi
University of Udine Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Udine, Italy
G. Bastos Gomes
Hong Kong, China
B. Beck
Auburn, United States
B. Belton
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
T.J. Benfey
University of New Brunswick Saint John Department of Sciences, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
A. Bonaldo
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A.H. Buschmann
University of Los Lagos i-mar Centre, Puerto Montt, Chile
S. Bush
Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
L. Chen
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
B.A. Costa-Pierce
University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, United States
K. Dabrowski
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
H. Dong
Thonburi, Thailand
S.-J. Fu
Chongqing University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing, China
A. García-Ortega
University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
F.J. Gatesoupe
Ifremer Brittany Centre, Plouzane, France
R.W. Hardy
University of Idaho Aquaculture Research Institute, Hagerman, Idaho, United States
D. Hedgecock
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
A. J. Hernández Arias, PhD
Temuco Catholic University, Temuco, Chile
M. Jobling
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
S.J. Kaushik
INRA Research Centre Nutrition Metabolism Aquaculture, St Pee sur Nivelle, France
F. Kruijssen
WorldFish, Amsterdam, Netherlands
F. Lahnsteiner
University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
P. Li
National Renderers Association Inc Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
I. Lupatsch
Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
J. Mata-Sotres
Baja California, México
H. Migaud
University of Stirling, UK
S. Moriyama
Kitasato University, Japan
H.M. Munang'andu, DVM, MSc, PhD
Norwegian University of Life Sciences Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Oslo, Norway
C.C. Mylonas
Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Anavyssos, Greece
D.J. Penman
University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
T.G. Pottinger
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
H. Rodger
Institute of Aquaculture, Scotland
A.N.R. Rombenso, PhD
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Bribie Island Research Facility, Bribie Island, Australia
S.-S. Sheen
National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
B.C. Small
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, United States
J. K. Swain, PhD
UiT Arctic University of Norway, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Tromsø, Norway
K. Thompson, BSc, MSc, PhD
Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, United Kingdom
H. Thorarensen
Holar University College, Sauðárkróki, Iceland
J. Vielma, PhD
National Resources Institute Finland Department of Forests, Vantaa, Finland
T. Yamamoto
National Institute of Aquaculture Tamaki Station, Watarai-Gun, Japan
G.-H. Yue
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
X.-H. Zhang
Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Z. Zhou, PhD
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China-Norway Joint Lab on Fish Gut Microbiota, Haidian, Beijing, China