Aquaculture International - Meet the Editors of Aquaculture International
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Gavin M. Burnell University College Cork, Ireland Gavin Burnell is an Emeritus Professor with the Aquaculture Development Centre, University College Cork, Ireland and has been Editor in Chief of Aquaculture International since 1999. He was President of the European Aquaculture Society from 2018 – 2020 and co-founded AquaTT, the project management and training network, in 1992. Since his early research on molluscan shellfish in the late 1970’s he has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and co-edited 5 books. He is currently involved in several EU research projects which address a circular economy approach to sustainable aquaculture and is one of the Directors of Indigo Rock, a not for profit research centre in the west of Ireland.
Brain Austin Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK Professor Brian Austin is a microbiologist with a long history of research in fish diseases, emphasising the diagnosis and control of bacterial fish pathogens. He has researched the taxonomy of pathogens, their diagnosis by serology and molecular methods, and control by vaccines, probiotics and medicinal plant products. Until 2015, he was Director of the Institute of Aquaculture and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Stirling. He has published over 300 scientific articles and 20 books, to date.
Amany Abdel Rahman Abbass Aquatic Animals' Diseases and Management Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, Egypt Prof. Amany Abbass, is a Member of the European Association of Fish Pathologist; a Member of Association of Egyptian American Scholars, and other national associations. She was a team member formulating first strategic plan (2010-2015) and research plan (2010-2015) of Benha University, and head teams prepared the Faculty’s strategic plans (2010-2015 and 2016-2022) and research plans (2010-2015 and 2016-2022). She had been teaching the fish diseases and management courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has published (53) scientific publications in local and international journals, and supervised (32) master and doctoral theses, discussed and arbitrated (34) scientific dissertations. She is an Arbitrator of Scientific Committee, assess the scientific production of Professors and assistant professors Candidates -The Scientific Promotion Committee "Veterinary diseases" – Supreme council of Universities, Ministry of Higher education since 2008.
Pierre Boudry Senior Project Manager, Department Biological resources and Environment (RBE), French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France. Since 1994, Pierre’s research is dedicated to genetics and genomics of bivalves. Most of his research is connected with selective breeding and conservation, leading to more than 170 publications to date, and resulting in his designation in 2015 as the most productive author in a bibliometric analysis of oyster research worldwide. Until 2020, he was leading Ifremer's Research Unit Functional Physiology of Marine Organisms and was Associate Director of the joint research unit LEMAR – Marine Environmental Sciences Laboratory. He is currently Director of Biogenouest, a network of life science infrastructures in western France, and has a number of editorial responsibilities.
Mauricio G.C. Emerenciano CSIRO, Bribie Island Research Centre, Woorim, QLD, Australia
Animal Scientist with M.S. and Ph.D. (honors) in the aquaculture field, Mauricio Emerenciano has been researching various aspects of shrimp and fish production techniques for more than 15 years. Former researcher/Associate Professor at the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC-Brazil), in 2018 he joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) supporting aquaculture projects in Australia and Vietnam. Specialist on biofloc technology system (BFT), his expertise has taken him to over 12 countries in Asia, Europe, Oceania, North, Central and South America. Dr Emerenciano has supervised and co-supervised master and doctoral theses, and his portfolio of published works (+100) includes peer-reviewed papers and articles in scientific journals, aquaculture magazines, and book chapters. Currently columnist in the Aquaculture Brazil Magazine (Green Technologies section). Passionate about delivering solutions to the aquaculture industry through high-quality science.
Laurence Mercier Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico Laurence Mercier is a researcher in the Aquaculture Program at CIBNOR and member of the Mexican System of Researchers (SNI 1). Most of her research is focused on crustacean and fish nutrition, larval rearing, intensive shrimp farming, and shrimp physiological and immune responses to stress conditions. Her work is published in peer-reviewed journals; she supervises master and doctoral theses and is committed to science extension. Previously, Laurence Mercier was the Research and Development Manager at BioHelis®, the Innovation and Technology Park at CIBNOR for ten years, where she provided support to researchers and entrepreneurs interested in developing, scaling up or optimising technologies in the fields of aquaculture. In background credentials, Laurence Mercier has a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology from the University of Portsmouth (UK), M.Sc. in Oceanography from the Université du Québec à Rimouski (Canada) and a D.Sc. in Aquaculture from CIBNOR (Mexico). She was awarded the Academic Gold Medal by the Governor General of Canada.
Daniel L. Merrifield University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Dr Daniel Merrifieldis an Associate Professor of Fish Health and Nutrition at University of Plymouth. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed papers on a wide range of aspects of fish and shrimp health, nutrition and microbiome, including the use of functional feed additives. His research programmes examining the mucosal microbiomes of fish species as well elucidating dietary, environmental and disease induced dysbiosis, have been supported by UK Research and Innovation councils, international Governmental bodies, NGO’s and leading commercial organisations.
Sarah Pinho Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Grossbeeren, Germany Aquaculture and aquaponics scientist with a double PhD obtained from Wageningen University (The Netherlands) and Unesp (Brazil). With over 8 years of experience, she has conducted research on various aspects of aquaponics and biofloc-based systems in several countries. Her primary focus is on optimising resource efficiency in integrated aqua-agriculture food production systems. She achieves this by combining experimental work with mathematical models and sustainability assessment methods. Currently, Dr Pinho is contributing her expertise to the BLUECYCLING project at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ, Germany).
Ronan Sulpice National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Dr. Ronan Sulpice is a Lecturer in the School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway (Ireland) since 2012. He obtained his PhD (Plant Biology) from the University of Rennes (France) in 2000. This was followed by Researcher positions at the National Institute for Basic Biology (Japan), the Technical University of Munich (Germany), and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (Germany). Dr Sulpice interests have focused at elucidating in photosynthetic organisms the cross talk between primary metabolism and growth, with special emphasis at how environmental cues modulate them. He has reported those biochemical and molecular mechanisms allowing plants to fine-tune their resources to cope with environmental instability to maximise growth. Major questions his lab currently investigates are the regulatory pathways involved in daily partitioning of photosynthetates, by use of state of the art technologies for phenotyping, metabolite profiling and molecular studies. Also his lab investigates natural variation in growth and biochemical content, particularly in seaweeds, aiming at identifying genes and pathways underlying such variations, with the aim at developing seaweed breeding programmes for aquaculture.
Xugan Wu College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, P.R. China Prof. Xugan Wu is working on teaching on and researching in the area of crustacean nutrition and feeds, culture biology, genetic breeding and aquaculture technology, including Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus), blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus), ornate rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) and sea slug (Onchidum struma), but most of research are focusing on Chinese mitten crab (E. sinensis). I am teaching three courses for both undergraduates and postgraduates including ‘Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (English media instruction)’, ‘Crustacean Aquaculture’ and ‘Sample preparation and Instrumental Analysis’. I got my PhD at James Cook University, Australia in 2011, and became a lecturer in Shanghai Ocean University since 2011. In 2017, I was promoted to be a full professor in aquaculture nutrition and reproductive physiology, and I became the director of Department of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed as well as the Research Center on Aquaculture Nutrition and Environmental Ecology of Shanghai Ocean University.
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR and EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
Malcolm Jobling University of Tromsø, Norway Professor Malcolm Jobling is a fish biologist who has had a long and distinguished academic career as a teacher and researcher at UiT, Tromsø, Norway. He has broad scientific interests and has published extensively on fish physiology, feeding and nutrition and several other aquaculture-related topics. His portfolio of published works includes papers and articles in scientific journals, books and book reviews, and his work within publication has given him considerable experience as an editor and reviewer.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Hany Abdel-Latif University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt Dr Hany Abdel-Latif is an Associate Professor of Fish and Crustacean Diseases at the University of Alexandria. He has published over 26 peer-reviewed papers on a wide range of aspects of Fish Health, Nutrition, including functional feed additives and Aquatic Toxicology. His research programs include the bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of fish species, identifying the roles of dietary feed supplements in improving the fish growth performance and immunity, and elucidating the impacts of aquatic environmental pollutants and toxicants against fish health status.
Zdenek Adamek University of South Bohemia, Vodnany, Czech Republic Zdeněk Adámek holds the academic position of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (Czech Republic), where he lectures and supervises further studies on the subject of "Applied Hydrobiology". His research interests are focused on the functioning of freshwater ecosystems, and on carp pond aquaculture in particular. In doing so, he brings the topics of fish food biology, feeding habits and trophic relationships into our understanding of the functioning of food webs in aquaculture. Professor Adamek is the author or co-author of 90 peer reviewed articles and 14 books and book chapters. He has taken part in several European projects under the Framework Programme and has been engaged in several additional projects abroad.
Themistoklis Altintzoglou Nofima, Tromsø, Norway I am a senior researcher in the field of consumer research. I have been working at Nofima since 2007. I focus on consumer research and food product/concept development and perception, with particular interest in developing solutions that make use of factors that influence consumers’ perception of products/information and their actual food choice behaviour. I have experience with a broad range of experimental (experiments, eye-tracking, facial expression recognition), quantitative (survey) and qualitative (focus groups, open ended questions) research methods. PhD on consumer research in new product/concept development (Tromsø, Norway); MSc focused on consumer and sensory science (Wageningen, the Netherlands); BSc specialized in human nutrition behaviour (Thessaloniki, Greece).
Chris Carter University of Tasmania, IMAS, Taroona, Australia Chris Carter is Professor of Aquaculture Nutrition at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Australia. His main research interests revolve around sustainable aquaculture and include nutritional physiology of aquatic ectotherms, ingredient and feed development, commercialisation of lobster aquaculture, and aquaculture systems. He currently leads the Seafood and Marine Products program in the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre for offshore aquaculture and is Deputy Executive Director of IMAS.
Benjamin Drakeford Centre for Blue Governance, University of Portsmouth, UK Dr Benjamin Drakeford is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Centre for Blue Governance at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research programmes focus on blue economy development and governance, specifically aquaculture and fisheries economics and management. His research projects have been funded by UK Research Councils, Government bodies e.g. Defra, various EU funding Programmes and development agencies e.g. the World Bank and the FAO. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, on aspects including the role of aquaculture in food security and economic development and the opportunities and constraints for aquaculture development in a variety of settings.
Paul Giller School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland Prof Giller is a freshwater ecologist with expertise in pure and applied ecology and freshwater biology. He has carried out research in Ireland, UK, South Africa, USA and Sweden which has centred on the analysis of macroinvertebrate and fish communities of rivers and streams, freshwater-forestry interactions, the impact of instream and catchment disturbances on stream and river ecosystems, biodiversity and ecosystem function and freshwater pollution. The work has led to over 140 peer reviewed publications and 7 books and recent election as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Prof Giller has significant experience in research review and on the editorial Boards of a number of ecological and aquatic journals as well as previous Editor/Senior Editor roles for the Journal of Applied Ecology and Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.
Albert K.D. Imsland Akvaplan-niva, Reykjavík, Iceland, and University of Bergen, Norway Adjunct Professor Albert K. Imsland (May 2010, ISI statistic 96, H-index 21) has long-term research experience in fish growth and development, reproduction and adaptation to the environment with special focus on cold-water marine species. Central in Imsland‘s research is the internal and external factors that control the growth and maturation process in fish, including how these are controlled by the genetic background of the fish and/or controlled by environmental factors. Imsland also works as research director in aquaculture in the Tromsø based Akvaplan-niva AS were the aim is to make scientific findings and knowledge in aquaculture applicable in real “daily life” situations at the fish farm.
David Mazurais Ifremer, Plouzané, France
Dharmendra Kumar Meena
PhD,Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Monirampore, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India Dr. D. K. Meena, Senior Scientist working at ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, India. Dr. Meena has in his credit more than 60 international, 10 national peer reviewed articles, 30 book chapters, more than 50 popular articles. In addition, he is an Editorial Board member on many international journals and has also acted as Lead Guest Editor on many special issues. Dr. Meena conferred with Young Scientist Award from Academy of Environmental Biology, Fellow of Environmental Biology, Fellow of Fisheries and Life Sciences, best Presentation awards in international and national forums. Dr. Meena is working more than 10 years on conversion of waste to wealth which is witnessed by his publication in high impact journals and also commercialized brewery waste-based fish feed, silk work pupae waste-based fish feed and developed Black solder fly (BSF) based fish feed technology. Dr. Meena acted as expert member of many high-level committee of Govt of India.
Concetta Messina University of Palermo, Italy Concetta Messina (PhD) is a researcher and lecturer in aquaculture and product quality at the University of Palermo (Italy). Over the last decade she has coordinated and supervised many National and International research projects related to the sustainable use of marine resources. She publishes in the domain of aquaculture and marine biotechnology and serves as the temporary Vice-President of the European Society for Marine Biotechnology (ESMB). She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Marine Biotechnology (Springer).
Anselma Miranda-Baeza State University of Sonora (UES), Mexico
Michael B. New, OBE United Kingdom Michael New, an authority on freshwater prawn farming (Macrobrachium spp.) since the 1970s, is the author or editor of several books, chapters and FAO publications on this topic. Giant Prawn 1980, which he organised in Bangkok, became the first of a series of Macrobrachium conferences. Michael was manager of a national FAO freshwater prawn project in Thailand and later became a senior FAO HQ staff member. He designed and coordinated a complex regional European Union-ASEAN twinning programme (AADCP) that became a pioneer for much broader European Union-Asian aquaculture cooperation programmes. Prior to his aquaculture work in 43 African, American, Asian and European countries he was in the animal feedstuff industry. Michael New was President of EAS (2002-2004) and WAS (1997-1998). In 1999 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II appointed him OBE in recognition of his services to aquaculture in developing countries. He is an Honorary Life Member of EAS, WAS and the China Society of Fisheries and an Honorary Vice-President of the Royal College of Science Association. In 2003 Michael formed the NGO Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) to help alleviate poverty in developing countries through small scale responsible aquaculture. By 2012 AwF had raised over US$ 180,000 for its own projects and gained access to nearly US$ 264,000 of other funds that were used for tsunami relief work in Indonesia and USAID Farmer to Farmer programmes. By 2012 AwF had supported poverty relief projects in Bangladesh, India, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal and Thailand and conducted minor activities in many other Asian, African and Latin American countries. In 2012 control over AwF passed to others.
Noorashikin Md Noor Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
NOORASHIKIN MD. NOOR, PhD, is a distinguished Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Climate Change, National University of Malaysia, a renowned public institution situated in Selangor, Malaysia. Dr. Noorashikin scholarly pursuits are deeply rooted in her passion for environmental conservation and sustainable aquaculture practices. Her research interests encompass a diverse range of topics, including the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems, mariculture, aquatic animal health, and aquatic biology. A prolific author, Dr. Noorashikin has contributed significantly to the academic discourse with the publication of 40 high-impact journal papers and authorship of several books. Her notable projects include spearheading research initiatives focused on mercury contamination in marine ecosystems and leading reclamation efforts aimed at restoring and preserving marine biodiversity. In her current capacity as a Senior Lecturer, Dr. Noorashikin continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of environmental scientists, imparting her expertise and fostering a culture of academic excellence. Her invaluable contributions to the field of climate change and marine science exemplify her unwavering commitment to advancing knowledge and addressing pressing environmental challenges especially related to climate change.
Christopher Pearce Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, BC, Canada Dr. Chris Pearce is a Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Nanaimo, British Columbia (BC), Canada, where he has been researching various aspects of invertebrate aquaculture since 2002. He has a broad expertise in this area with research focusing on: brood-stock development, spawning, larval/juvenile rearing of various freshwater and marine invertebrates, including signal crayfish, geoduck clams, basket cockles, purple/green/red sea urchins, and giant red sea cucumbers; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), focusing on filter feeders and deposit feeders; invasive species, including green crab and tunicates; environmental impacts of shellfish harvesting; driving factors of Pacific oyster summer mortalities; microplastics in shellfish; control of sea lice by filter-feeding bivalves; harmful-algal-bloom species impacting shellfish; and development of biofouling communities at salmon farm sites. He maintains Adjunct Professor status at Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo) and the University of Victoria (Victoria, BC). More details: https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/christopher-pearce (this opens in a new tab)
M. Mustafizur Rahman Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, IIUM, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Dr. Mustafizur Rahman is a recognised Aquaculture Researcher and Academic. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, IIUM, Malaysia. Besides editing books, he has published nearly 70 peer-reviewed research articles and more than 20 influential book chapters. His researches focus on various aspects of aquaculture nutrition, polyculture, nutrients dynamics and interaction between species in polyculture ponds, applied fish behaviour and analysing environments of aquaculture systems. He has a significant contribution to the common carp literature.
Amit Ranjan Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies (IFPGS), Vaniyanchavadi, OMR, Chennai, India
Dr. Amit Ranjan is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Chennai, India. He holds an M.F.Sc, and Ph.D. degree in Fish Nutrition & Feed Technology from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India. His research background encompasses fish nutrition and feed technology, aquaculture nutrition, solid state fermentation and exogenous enzyme supplementation of aquafeed ingredients, etc. Dr. Ranjan's research focuses on maximizing the utilization of underutilized feed resources and improving the growth and health of fish through proper nutrition. He has authored several research papers in international peer reviewed journal. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Ranjan has received numerous awards and honors, including the Prof. KH Alikunhi Gold Medal for Best Ph.D. Thesis, ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship and ICAR-CIFE Institutional fellowship, ICAR-National Talent Scholarship, Dr. C. V. Kulkarni International Travel Award, World Aquaculture Society-Asia Pacific Chapter International Travel Award, J R Agro Innovation Award and Shri Somalal Vyas SEA Innovation Award. These awards demonstrate his high level of academic excellence and recognition for his research work on both national and international levels. He served as the reviewer for over 50 international peer reviewed journal.
Lei Ren School of Marine Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Xiangzhou, Zhuhai, China
Prof. Lei Ren works at the School of Marine Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, China. Since 2011 he has been researching various aspects of developing and applying estuarine/marine models with over 30 peer reviewed publications and book chapters. He has a broad expertise in this area with an emphasis on water management, water quality, sediment transport modelling, observation and forecasting of marine hydrology. At present, his research is focused on aquaculture modelling and he maintains a Visiting Scholar status at the State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics (SOED), China. More information: http://marinet.sysu.edu.cn/member/member01/105388.htm (this opens in a new tab)
Hamish Rodger VAI Consulting, Galway, Ireland Hamish Rodger graduated from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Scotland in 1984 and has worked as an aquatic animal veterinarian for over 35 years. He has a MSc and PhD (Aquatic Veterinary Medicine) from the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland. He was the Global Managing Director of Fish Vet Group, the aquatic animal veterinary and diagnostic company and has now established and operates an independent consultancy, VAI Consulting www.vetaqua.com (this opens in a new tab), which provides global consultancy, training and veterinary advice to companies, government agencies, aquaculture businesses and universities. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and is on the editorial or advisory boards for three international journals.
Eric Saillant University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS, USA Associate Professor at the School of Ocean Science and Engineering. Areas of Expertise: Conservation genetics and genomics of marine organisms, aquaculture genetics/genomics, breeding programs.
Marco Saroglia University of Insubria, Italy Professor Marco Saroglia is a fish physiologist with a long history of research in the farming environment, fish nutrition and fish welfare. After studying fish physiology by applying a molecular platform, he moved on to fish nutrition issues through the study of the gut microbiota and its possible manipulation. He was Acting Dean at the Agriculture Faculty of University of Basilicata, and until 2015, he was teaching Aquaculture and Animal Biotechnologies at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. After serving 8 years on the EAS Board of Directors, he was Director of WAS in years 2008-12 and again elected on the same duty for the years 2019-22.
Kim Thompson Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, UK Dr Kim Thompson is a Principal Investigator at Moredun Research Institute, where she heads the Aquaculture Research Group. She graduated from University of Stirling with a BSc (hons) in Biochemistry, an MSc in Immunology from University of Aberdeen and a PhD in Fish Immunology from University of Stirling. Her research interests include vaccine development for fish pathogens (viral, bacterial and parasitic), examining the immune response of fish to these pathogens and understanding the factors that influence this response. She is also interested in developing alternative therapies for disease control in fish (e.g. functional feeds, immunostimulants, probiotics). She has published over 160 articles in international journals relating to her work on fish health.
Felipe Vieira Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil Doctor in Aquaculture, with expertise in shrimp nutrition, feed additives, shrimp rearing in biofloc system, and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). Work as a researcher at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) since 2008 and professor at the Aquaculture Postgraduate course since 2013.
Ze Zhu Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel Dr Ze Zhu is a Researcher of Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. His research focuses on innovative and sustainable aquaculture systems, particularly zero-waste recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), aquaponics, and biofloc systems. His work involves studying encompassing engineering, modelling, and nutrient dynamics within these aquaculture systems, seeking to optimize their efficiency and minimize their environmental impact. He completed his PhD and postdoctoral research (system dynamic of aquaculture and aquaponics) from the Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands). He has been privileged to be a member of significant international projects from EUR, SUGI, ICA, China DOST and British Council. He also co-founded an aquaculture company in China, focusing on indoor farming of Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus monodon.
