Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries

Dear Colleagues,

Aquatic economic animals and fisheries are important to support the life of local fishermen and fisheries communities, also playing key roles in stabilizing and balancing global aquatic ecosystems. However, global fisheries resources and fisheries (including Japan and China in Northwest Pacific) face challenges from overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change. To identify the impacts of these factors on global fisheries resources and fisheries, mitigating the negative impacts and adding fisheries management suggestions, this Special Issue calls for the papers from around the globe, including, but not limited to, the following: surveys of aquatic living organisms’ habitats and the construction of artificial habitats (including artificial reefs, oyster reefs, seagrass and seaweed beds, floating seaweed rafts, sea ranches, and so on); the impacts from overfishing and climate change on species, community, ecosystems, and society; and the mechanisms and technologies of carbon-sink fisheries. At the same time, we also welcome papers on the topics of fishery resource biology, economic aquatic animal behavior, stock enhancement by releasing, environmental DNA, and fisheries management in addressing the above issues.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Biology. 

Dr. Teruhisa Komatsu
Dr. Min Xu
Prof. Dr. Zengqiang Yin
Guest Editors

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