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...
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....
Progress in research on fish sex determining genes
February 2022
Research on fish sex determining genes and their mode of action is not only important for elucidating the mechanisms of vertebrate sex determination, but also for fish monosex control breeding. This...
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...
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...
Key environmental factors determining life history strategies of river fishes and their historical changes in the Yangtze River
July 2025
Life history theory predicts that species-specific life history traits are shaped by variations in environmental conditions. Understanding the key environmental factors determining life history strategies...
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...
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...
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,...
An updated range-wide assessment of Neophocaena: Threats and priorities for research and conservation
July 2025
The genus Neophocaena includes two species, the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (N. phocaenoides) and the Narrow-ridged finless porpoise (N. asiaeorientalis). The Indo-Pacific species is found in coastal...
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...
A temperature-induced sex reversal mechanism in ricefield eels
July 2025
The ricefield eel (Monopterus albus), a protogynous hermaphrodite, is an important aquaculture freshwater fish in China. Intensive studies have focused on the sex reversal of this species, but the underlying...
Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota
May 2022
Several studies have documented that plastic pollution is affecting one of the most remote and pristine regions of our planet, Antarctica. Plastics of different size and polymeric composition have been...
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...
Recent insights into aquatic viruses: Emerging and reemerging pathogens, molecular features, biological effects, and novel investigative approaches
November 2022
Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross-species transmitted,...
Single-cell RNA sequencing of zebrafish olfactory epithelium reveals cellular heterogeneity and responses to a conspecific alarm substance
April 2025
Olfaction, the sense of smell, is vital for the survival of many species and serves as an excellent system for investigating the molecular basis of behavior. Fishes possess a well-developed olfactory...
Macroinvertebrate responses to stream water quality and the proposed biological monitoring working party index for the Philippines
Available online 31 July 2025
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...
How does the efficiency of Nanopore compare to Illumina sequencing in tracking the spread of aquatic invasive species?
Available online 30 May 2025
eDNA-based methods offer a non-invasive, easy-to-use approach for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, particularly for tracking invasive or cryptic species. While Illumina sequencing is commonly used,...
Gene flow enhances genetic diversity and local adaptation in Pyropia yezoensis populations
Available online 18 April 2025
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...
Haemolymph of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) as a reservoir of bacteria potentially pathogenic to humans: public health implications
Available online 14 June 2025
This study investigates bacterial species with potential human health implications isolated from blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy). The primary objectives include...
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...
Aquatic pollution from truck spills: Urgent action needed in Brazil and beyond
July 2025
On 29 January 2024, a truck accident spilled concentrated sulfonic acid into a river in Brazil's State of Santa Catarina. This disaster, which occurred in a protected area, killed various types of fish...
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...
Species-level monitoring of rare and invasive fishes using eDNA metabarcoding in the middle and upper Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet
January 2023
Fish diversity of the Yarlung Zangbo River is very sensitive and vulnerable to biological invasion, anthropogenic activities and climate change, especially in the upper and middle reaches where several...