The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS) is an open access scientific journal devoted to the advancement of technological innovations and solutions to major issues facing the growth of global aquaculture. For over four decades, JWAS has represented the part of the World Aquaculture Society's overall mission that is devoted to effective dissemination of information, focusing on global aquaculture science, growth of aquaculture industries, and development and growth of sustainable aquaculture enterprises of all scales. JWAS seeks manuscripts related to all aspects of ecologically, socially and economically sustainable production of all aquatic species worldwide.

Executive Editor
Dr Carole Engle, Engle-Stone Aquatics LLC, Virgina, USA
Section Editors
Lou D'Abramo, Mississippi State University (retired), United States
Mattthew Slater, Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
Chenhong Li, Shanghai Ocean University, China
Associate Editors
Andrea C. Alfaro, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Charles Sungchul Bai, Pukyong National University, Korea
Ricardo Calado, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Beth Cleveland, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, USA
Jose Eurico Cyrino, Universidad do Sao Päulo, Brazil
Lionel Dabbadie, CIRAD Agricultural Research and Development, France
D. Allen Davis, Auburn University, USA
Zexia Gao, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Armando Garcia-Ortega, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA
Bartholomew Green, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Arkansas
Larry Hanson, Mississippi State University, United States 
Iddya Karunasagar, Nitte University, India
Vikas Kumar, Univeristy of Idaho, United States
Jang Kyun Kim, Incheon National University, Korea
Joon Yeong Kwon, Sunmoon University, Korea
Qiang Lin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dan Merrifield, Plymouth University, United Kingdom
Marta Bou Mira, NOFIMA, Norway
Cortney Ohs, University of Florida, USA
Mickie Powell, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Barbara Rasco, Washington State University, USA
Martin Riche, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Sandra Shumway, University of Connecticut, USA
Young Chong Sohn, Gangneung-Wonju National University, South Korea
Aires Oliva-Teles, Porto University, Portugal
Katsuhiko T. Wada, National Research Institute of Aquaculture (retired), Japan
Geoff Waldbieser, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Mississippi, USA
Wade Watanabe, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
Craig Watson, University of Florida, USA
Ximing Guo, Rutgers University, USA