Editorial: Innovations in Shellfish Aquaculture: Advances in Farming Practices, Disease Diagnostics, and Host Immunity

Abstract

Shellfish aquaculture is critical to global food security, yet faces mounting challenges from emerging diseases, climate change, and intensification pressures. This Special Issue presents nine studies addressing these challenges across oysters, scallops, prawns, shrimp, and crabs. The contributions encompass genetic breeding and nutritional profiling, sustainable harvest gear design, pathogen genomics, natural immunostimulants, antiviral drug discovery, RNA interference (RNAi) therapy, probiotic applications, and reproductive physiology. Together, they offer practical advances for the shellfish industry while highlighting future directions in genomic surveillance, antibiotic alternatives, and climate-adaptive management.