Ensuring water purity: Mitigating environmental risks and safeguarding human health
April 2025
Water is an indispensable resource for sustaining life, ecosystems, and economic productivity. However, increasing contamination and pollution pose severe threats to global water purity, with significant...
Research advances in the structure, function, and regulation of the gill barrier in teleost fish
April 2023
The gill is an important organ in fish that is involved in various physiological functions, including respiration, filter-feeding, ammonia nitrogen excretion, and osmoregulation. The physiological functions...
The dual nature of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes): Environmental threats and sustainable solutions
July 2025
The invasive aquatic plant Pontederia crassipes (water hyacinth) presents significant ecological and economic challenges worldwide due to its rapid proliferation and dominance in freshwater ecosystems....
Macroinvertebrate responses to stream water quality and the proposed biological monitoring working party index for the Philippines
April 2026
Water quality is a key driver of aquatic ecosystem health and strongly influences macroinvertebrate assemblages. In the Philippines, the relationship between macroinvertebrates and water quality remains...
Towards a low-carbon footprint: Current status and prospects for aquaculture
October 2024
Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sectors globally and is becoming increasingly important for producing sustainable and healthy diets with relatively low climate impacts. In comparison...
Advancing aquaculture breeding through genomic selection: models, tools, and challenges
April 2026
Genomic selection (GS) is a powerful breeding tool that utilizes statistical models to predict breeding values for candidate populations by leveraging genotype–phenotype relationships. In contrast to...
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cellular heterogeneity and gonadal niche interactions in the hermaphroditic scallop Argopecten irradians
January 2026
The process of gonadal development necessitates the self-renewal and differentiation of germ cells, which is a complex and precisely regulated procedure that is inextricably linked with the gonadal...
An overview of research efforts to understand the effects of underwater sound on cetaceans
April 2023
Cetaceans are aquatic mammals living in an environment that is more suited for hearing than vision. As such, their sensory systems largely utilize acoustic cues for navigation, communication, foraging,...
Methodology for fish biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA metabarcoding: The primers, databases and bioinformatic pipelines
February 2022
Environmental DNA (eDNA) originates from cellular material shed by organisms into aquatic or terrestrial environments and can be sampled and monitored using metabarcoding technology, which is revolutionizing...
Multiple toxicological effects of paralytic shellfish toxins and their producing microalgae on diverse aquatic organisms
January 2026
Under the impact of global climate change and anthropogenic activities, the global distribution of toxigenic microalgae and phycotoxins is expanding, potentially affecting the growth and development...
Microplastic concentration in the water column of the Banggai Sea, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Available online 21 January 2026
Microplastic pollution in marine environments has been found from the surface layer to the deep sea. Oceanographic phenomena in the ocean and the tendency of microplastics to sink within the water column...
Evaluation of different primers of the 18S rRNA gene to profile amoeba communities in environmental samples
August 2022
Amoeboid protists, an assemblage of organisms belonging to different phylogenetic lineages, have drawn increasing attention due to their crucial ecological roles in various environments and their potential...
Gene flow enhances genetic diversity and local adaptation in Pyropia yezoensis populations
January 2026
Pyropia yezoensis, a vital intertidal seaweed, plays a crucial role in the preservation of marine biodiversity. In recent years, the rapid expansion of its cultivation has raised concerns regarding...
A One-Health approach to non-native species, aquaculture, and food security
April 2024
One-Health is an umbrella term that integrates the health of the environment, humans and non-human animals. This approach is applied here to elucidate the impact of non-native invasive species on aquaculture...
Exploring microplastics in commercial bivalve species and in bivalve aquaculture waters: Insights from the southern Pacific
Available online 21 November 2025
Microplastics pose a significant potential threat to marine biota, with filter feeders among the most susceptible species. Bivalves are an important source of animal protein and micronutrients, therefore...
Chinese wisdom and modern innovation of aquaculture
July 2024
Aquaculture originates from ancient Chinese wisdom, and is considered the most efficient food-producing industry. About 70 years ago, New China proposed an industrial approach to fish production and...
A land-based tank aquaculture system coupled with effluent treatment ponds: Effect of stocking density on the growth performance of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio)
January 2026
Recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs) are recognized for their eco-friendly and efficient approach in aquaculture. This study constructed a novel system: a land-based tank aquaculture system coupled...
Use of aquatic organisms as flagship species in selecting priority areas for conservation
Available online 31 October 2025
Flagship species are widely used to garner support for conservation, but the selection of these taxa often overlooks ecological, social, and cultural criteria, which may limit the effectiveness of conservation...
The future of Water Biology and Security
January 2026
Biologging as a potential platform for resolving ocean environmental issues and threats: Towards the development of the Internet of Animals
October 2025
Biologging is a method that utilizes animal-borne devices to study the behavioural ecology, physiology, and surrounding environment of animals. This is the Lagrangian observation method, which assigns...
cdk2 is essential for synapsis completion and gametogenesis in zebrafish
Available online 3 December 2025
Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), encoded by the cdk2 gene, facilitates the G1/S transition, a pivotal phase for DNA replication during cell proliferation. While cdk2 is widely expressed in mice, its...
Glacial microbial-environmental interactions on the Tibetan Plateau: A review
October 2025
The glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are important climate regulators and recharge sources for many rivers and lakes, which are of great ecological value. However, actions to protect glacier-associated...
Riverine microplastics and their interaction with freshwater fish
October 2023
This paper outlines the nature of microplastic contamination in rivers and the risks to freshwater fishes. We discuss how input sources influence the concentration and composition of microplastics and...
Antagonistic activity of Bacillus velezensis L09 isolated from crocodile gut against Aeromonas dhakensis: Mechanisms and potential for aquaculture applications
Available online 3 December 2025
The global aquaculture industry is facing increasing threats from multidrug-resistant pathogens, particularly Aeromonas dhakensis, which causes septicemia in crocodiles, causes severe infections in...
The dynamic transcriptome profiles in turbot prepubertal testes and the important role of GDNF in maintaining spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal
January 2026
Germ cell transplantation is an effective technique for producing surrogate offspring in fish by transplanting the donor-derived cells into allogeneic or xenogeneic recipients. Spermatogonia are the...