{"title":"Correction to “The Local Turn in a Global Sea: Identifying Sustainability Trade-Offs in Regionalized Marine Aquaculture Systems”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/raq.70083","DOIUrl":"10.1111/raq.70083","url":null,"abstract":"<p>K. Gesche, R. Filgueira, N. Ahmed, et al., “The Local Turn in a Global Sea: Identifying Sustainability Trade-Offs in Regionalized Marine Aquaculture Systems,” <i>Reviews in Aquaculture</i> 17, no. 4 (2025): e70071, https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70071.</p><p>One of the author's names was misspelled. The name was listed as “Eirik Mikkelssen,” but the correct spelling is “Eirik Mikkelsen.” The name has also been corrected in the online article.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145140559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuanliang Duan, Wenqiong Wu, Zhipeng Huang, Lu Zhang, Chengyan Mou, Zhongmeng Zhao, Han Zhao, Jun Du, Jian Zhou, Qiang Li
{"title":"Research on Longsnout Catfish (Leiocassis longirostris) Worldwide: Current Status and Future Prospects","authors":"Yuanliang Duan, Wenqiong Wu, Zhipeng Huang, Lu Zhang, Chengyan Mou, Zhongmeng Zhao, Han Zhao, Jun Du, Jian Zhou, Qiang Li","doi":"10.1111/raq.70092","DOIUrl":"10.1111/raq.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The longsnout catfish (<i>Leiocassis longirostris</i>) is primarily found in the Yangtze River Basin in China. This species has been studied for more than 40 years, predominantly by researchers at the Fisheries Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Sichuan Fisheries Research Institute), Southwest University, and the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Concurrently, multiple research institutions worldwide have also conducted studies on this species, including Aberystwyth University and the University of Copenhagen in Europe, the University of Hawaii and the University of Prince Edward Island in North America, Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the ICAR National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources in Asia, and the University of Adelaide in Oceania. Most studies on <i>L. longirostris</i> have focused on aquaculture techniques. In this review, we consider all studies on <i>L. longirostris</i> from 1974 to 2023, providing a detailed analysis of the current research status regarding its aquaculture, physiological characteristics, germplasm resources, new variety development, and deep processing. We also speculated on potential future research directions. In summary, this review establishes a solid foundation for future scientific research and aquaculture production of the species, which may promote the further development of new varieties and value-added products derived from <i>L. longirostris.</i></p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145084429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Audun Iversen, Frank Asche, Thomas Nyrud, Roy Robertsen, Bjørn Inge Bendiksen, Roberto Cárdenas-Retamal, Silje Steinsbø
{"title":"The Growing Importance of Aquaculture: The Case of Norwegian Salmon","authors":"Audun Iversen, Frank Asche, Thomas Nyrud, Roy Robertsen, Bjørn Inge Bendiksen, Roberto Cárdenas-Retamal, Silje Steinsbø","doi":"10.1111/raq.70088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70088","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While the rapid growth in global aquaculture production has made the industry a success story in terms of providing nutritious food, it is often criticized for its limited socioeconomic effects. While there is a burgeoning literature investigating socioeconomic impacts, this is a difficult topic due to limited data availability. In this paper, we will review the socioeconomic impacts of the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry using economic impact analysis, focusing on two impact measures: employment and value added. In contrast to earlier studies, we will cover the whole supply chain from input suppliers to sales rather than focusing on one part of the chain and accounting for ripple effects in several rounds. This is highly important as there, in 2022, were 11,175 direct jobs in production, 8500 jobs in additional core activities related to processing and sales, and 38,000 jobs with different suppliers and service providers, for a total of 57,800 jobs in the industry. The production activities are highly dispersed geographically and mostly conducted in coastal communities. While this is also true for some types of services, the employment in the industry becomes more concentrated and moves toward larger communities and cities as one moves downstream or away from the core activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Complexity of Aquaculture Sustainability","authors":"Giovanni M. Turchini","doi":"10.1111/raq.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aquaculture, like all food production activities, has an environmental impact. Unlike other sectors of the agrifood system, aquaculture is highly diverse, and its impacts are varied and complex, extending from nutrient cycles to carbon dynamics and are determined by the wide range of farmed species, culture systems, practices, and locations. For the sector to thrive and achieve greater sustainability, it must remain genuinely committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and transparent, honest reflection on its practices. This final issue of 2025 of <i>Reviews in Aquaculture</i> (Volume 17, Issue 4) includes a series of important contributions on environmental sustainability that invite reflection on what I call here “the complexity of aquaculture sustainability”.</p><p>Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an effective tool for systematically evaluating the environmental impacts of a product or process across its entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to production, distribution, use, and disposal. Reviewing previously published LCA studies, Budhathoki et al. [<span>1</span>] showed that feed, rather than farming system design, is the true sustainability bottleneck in salmon aquaculture, with feed production dominating impacts such as global warming and eutrophication, even though nitrogen emissions remain underestimated. The authors' key message was that systemic gains will come not from choosing “the right system” but from innovating in feeds and energy. This study helps underscore both the power and the limits of LCA. In fact, LCA can reveal critical hotspots, but if interpreted too broadly it may obscure complexity and reinforce oversimplified generalisations. Focusing on nitrogen emissions, and moving from salmon to shrimp and from LCA to a deeper eco-physiological study, the review by Bian et al. [<span>2</span>] showed that nitrite is not just a water-quality parameter but a fundamental ecological stressor linking shrimp physiology, microbial balance, and ecosystem degradation. The review combined mechanistic insights with practical interventions such as biofloc, probiotics, and antioxidant feeds, presenting a framework that clearly identified nitrite as both a productivity constraint and an ecological threat. This case illustrated how system-level metrics like LCA must be complemented by detailed eco-physiological understanding for a balanced assessment of sustainability.</p><p>Moving from pollution generated by aquaculture to environmental pollution impacting aquaculture, Huvet et al. [<span>3</span>] reviewed the effects of micro- and nanoplastics in bivalve farming. The authors showed that while microplastics seldom cause acute mortality in oysters and mussels, they induce persistent sublethal impacts, ranging from impaired energy metabolism and immune function to reduced reproductive success. An important and novel contribution of this study was the link between organism-level effects and broader ecosystem and industry feedb","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lola Toomey, Sébastien Alfonso, Pierluigi Carbonara, Ingrid Jahrl, Elena Mente, Nicolas Lampkin, Giuseppe Lembo
{"title":"Unlocking the Potential of Organic Aquaculture in the EU: A Review of Policy Support and Supporting and Constraining Factors","authors":"Lola Toomey, Sébastien Alfonso, Pierluigi Carbonara, Ingrid Jahrl, Elena Mente, Nicolas Lampkin, Giuseppe Lembo","doi":"10.1111/raq.70089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70089","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Organic aquaculture remains a niche market within the European Union (EU), despite Europe being one of the regions where it receives most attention. This study aimed to identify the factors limiting its growth by (i) reviewing EU and national policies on organic aquaculture within the Farm-to-Fork strategy context and (ii) examining the supporting/constraining factors influencing organic aquaculture in the EU. Results showed that while EU policy support has increased over time, national implementation remains constrained. Organic aquaculture is incorporated in aquaculture multi-annual strategic plans, but its development is less delineated than conventional sustainable aquaculture, and the same applies to national operational programmes. Globally, there is a need for enhancement in the configuration and execution of organic support, involving all sector actors. Secondly, a literature review identified key impact factors that were categorised as supporting or constraining and analysed quantitatively. Consumer demand for organic aquaculture products appears to be increasing, which could stimulate sector growth. However, significant barriers persist, including price differences between organic and conventional products for consumers, lack of consumer awareness about organic practices/product added-value, and the perceived feasibility of organic aquaculture by farmers. This latter is linked to other constraining factors, such as the high costs and limited availability of organic inputs and complex bureaucracy. To overcome these barriers, the sector requires targeted marketing strategies, financial incentives (both addressed to farmers and consumers), streamlined regulations, and increased research funding to drive innovation. The study also offers insights into the species-specific constraints faced by key farmed species.</p>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antony J. P. Philip, Trond M. Kortner, Pauline Wischhusen, Kristin Hamre, Åshild Krogdahl, Kaja H. Skjærven, Guro Løkka, Gerd M. Berge, Marit Espe, Nini H. Sissener
{"title":"Revisiting Vitamin and Trace Mineral Nutrition in Atlantic Salmon Farming With Emphasis on Fish Health","authors":"Antony J. P. Philip, Trond M. Kortner, Pauline Wischhusen, Kristin Hamre, Åshild Krogdahl, Kaja H. Skjærven, Guro Løkka, Gerd M. Berge, Marit Espe, Nini H. Sissener","doi":"10.1111/raq.70087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70087","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Atlantic salmon farming is faced with numerous environmental and production-related challenges affecting fish health and welfare, globally and in Norway. An animal's requirement for a nutrient is the sum of the required supply of available nutrients for maintenance, growth, reproduction, health, and disease resistance. Available literature on micronutrient requirements (vitamins and trace minerals) was reviewed to identify knowledge gaps with a focus on health and disease resistance, potential life stage and production system-specific differences. Atlantic salmon's minimum requirement estimate for vitamin A was not available, while data on vitamins C, D, E, and K differ greatly between studies due to factors such as feed composition and rearing conditions (stress). Knowledge of the requirements of B-vitamins is also scarce. Choline requirement in Atlantic salmon was recently estimated and is strongly affected by dietary lipid consumption. Dietary trace mineral needs differed with diet composition and between freshwater and seawater, largely influenced by differences in availability. Dietary trace mineral availability in practical feeds is a concern, especially for zinc and selenium being the most limiting in plant ingredient-based feeds and supplementation restricted by maximum limits that are too low for optimal fish health. Hence, there is a need for renewed focus on how vitamin and trace mineral recommendations in Atlantic salmon feeds are assessed (research) and managed (regulation). Recommendations will have to be revised considering specific life stages, environmental and physiological changes, health status, and evolving production methods in commercial Atlantic salmon farming.</p>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Status of Red Swamp Crayfish Aquaculture and Genetic Improvement in China","authors":"Gen Hua Yue, Bao Lou, Zhiqiang Xu","doi":"10.1111/raq.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70085","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>China is the world's leading producer of red swamp crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>). The aquaculture of <i>P. clarkii</i> and its related industry generated annual value over 458 billion Chinese yuan in 2022, contributing significantly to food security, livelihoods, and economic development. This review analyzes the status of the industry, highlighting its biological characteristics, farming practices, economic importance, and challenges. <i>P. clarkii</i> is adaptable and reproduces rapidly, but it is also invasive and disrupts native species diversity. Environmental concerns include water quality degradation and habitat loss. Disease outbreaks and regulatory issues pose additional challenges. Research is ongoing to improve broodstocks, seed production efficiency, and sustainability through breeding programs, better management practices, and technologies. China's crayfish aquaculture can achieve long-term growth and contribute to a sustainable future. This can be done by overcoming challenges and embracing key innovations. These include selective breeding, genomic selection, monosex production, genome editing technologies, and improved production systems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144927339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmental Pollutant-Induced Disruption of Lipid Droplet Homeostasis in Aquatic Animals: Molecular Mechanisms and Cross-Scale Health Effects","authors":"Xiaoping Huang, Dizhi Xie, Jun Wang","doi":"10.1111/raq.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The disruption of lipid metabolic homeostasis in aquatic animals under pollutant stress has become a pivotal research frontier in environmental toxicology. As a crucial adaptive strategy, aquatic animals employ lipid droplet (LD)-mediated metabolic reprogramming to facilitate energy reallocation and oxidative stress defense in response to environmental pressures. This review analyzes the regulatory mechanisms of LDs, focusing on molecular pathways for their biogenesis, storage, and catabolism. We also explore how pollutants like heavy metals, micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), and fungicides cause LD abnormalities by interfering with multiple targets. Key mechanisms include disrupted lipid metabolism, altered redox signaling, impaired organelle communication, and endocrine interference. By integrating multiscale evidence from cellular dysfunction to population adaptability decline, we establish a novel “pollutant-LD homeostasis-health effect” framework that delineates the spatiotemporal cascade effects of LD homeostasis disruption. This study identifies LD-associated biomarkers as sensitive indicators for monitoring aquatic pollution. These findings establish critical connections between subcellular metabolic responses and ecosystem-level health outcomes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhou Jiang, Yulin Bai, Ning Li, Lin Chen, Ji Zhao, Yin Li, Tao Zhou, Peng Xu
{"title":"Genomic Approaches to Enhance Disease Resistance in Large Yellow Croaker: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives","authors":"Zhou Jiang, Yulin Bai, Ning Li, Lin Chen, Ji Zhao, Yin Li, Tao Zhou, Peng Xu","doi":"10.1111/raq.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Large yellow croaker is an important marine aquaculture species in China, but frequent disease outbreaks have led to significant losses in the aquaculture industry. Although traditional genetic selection methods have long been applied in fish breeding, an increasing number of studies are introducing genomic selection methods into large yellow croaker breeding to target complex traits such as disease resistance. Recent advancements in genomic resources, including an updated reference genome and SNP array, have opened up new opportunities for genetic and evolutionary research on this species. This review provides an overview of the current status of the large yellow croaker aquaculture industry and the existing approaches to addressing disease challenges. It also summarizes genomic selection techniques, the genetic mechanisms underlying disease resistance traits, and potential improvements in genomic selection methods. Furthermore, we summarize future directions for large yellow croaker breeding, incorporating the application of genetic research, multi-dimensional data integration, standardized testing protocols, and artificial intelligence for phenotypic measurement. These strategies have opened new pathways to enhance disease resistance in large yellow croaker and to promote the sustainable development of its aquaculture industry.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144905396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-Cell Sequencing: A Sharp Sword for Deciphering Biological Innovations and Evolutionary Adaptations in Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates","authors":"Chongbin Hu, Yun Hong, Lixin Xiang, Ye Chen, Jianzhong Shao, Hangjun Zhang","doi":"10.1111/raq.70073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70073","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Single-cell sequencing (SCS) technology has revolutionized the study of cellular heterogeneity by enabling the exploration of biological processes at high resolution. While traditionally applied to mammalian models, recent advancements have extended SCS to ecologically and evolutionarily crucial lower vertebrates (particularly fish) and diverse invertebrates (including Urochordata, Echinodermata, Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Coelenterata). These non-mammalian organisms exhibit unique cellular and molecular adaptations, serving as pivotal models for developmental biology, immune mechanisms, hematopoiesis, and environmental adaptation, yet remain underrepresented in genomics. This review highlights how SCS has been instrumental in uncovering novel cell types, defining intricate developmental trajectories, revealing unprecedented complexity in hematopoiesis, and elucidating diverse immune landscapes (including cell heterogeneity, functional specialization, pathogen responses, and tissue-specific adaptations) in fish. Furthermore, it details the construction of foundational cell atlases across fish and invertebrate species and showcases SCS applications in mapping invertebrate development, characterizing cellular heterogeneity under varying conditions, and revealing unique environmental adaptations. Cross-species SCS analyses provide powerful tools for tracing the evolution of critical systems, such as immunity. While addressing challenges like incomplete reference genomes and technical complexity, we discuss SCS's transformative potential in aquaculture and biotechnology, emphasizing future directions in multi-omics integration and computational tool development to decipher biological innovations and evolutionary adaptations.</p>","PeriodicalId":227,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in Aquaculture","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/raq.70073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144888311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}