Blue Economy and Farming

It is estimated that around 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, forming the seas and oceans. However, due to many possible explanations, the seas and oceans quality is degrading rapidly, causing pollution and several other negative implications. These implications also influence greatly on fishing; given that fish is one of the fastest growing food sectors and one in three fishes are spoiled – overall, disseminating research in this area is imperative to ensuring the sustainable nature of the blue economy.

This collection welcomes research related to the broad area of blue economy and farming, including but not limited to:

• Parasites
• Water ‘cleaning’
• Precision aquaculture
• Sea lice and fish pathogens
• Plastic litter
• Circular economy