Open research questions in Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies

What the literature leaves open

• Poverty and lack of access to education and healthcare among the fishing community. Environmental degradation and pollution affecting the fishing industry. The need for sustainable development and environmental preservation in the fishing industry.

  The Blue Economy and Its Impact on Fishermen in Northern Karnataka: Opportunities, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions · 2026 · DOI

• Ecological pressures, such as declining catches and climate-related river changes. Market-institutional vulnerabilities, including dependence on intermediaries and limited market bargaining power.

  Livelihood Transformation among Hilsa Fishing Households in South Govindia Village, Chandpur District, Bangladesh. · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the understanding of mathematical practices in fishpond communities. The research highlights the need to consider the cultural and contextual factors that influence mathematical practices in fishpond communities.

  Ethnomathematical Practices in Brackish Water Fishpond Systems: A Study of Informal Mathematical Reasoning in Buying and Selling Activities · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the existing literature on supply chain risk management in the native chicken industry. There is a need for a comprehensive framework for identifying and prioritizing risks in the supply chain.

  Supply Chain Risk Management for Native Chicken in Taliwang Chicken Culinary Businesses in Mataram City: An Integrated FMEA–AHP Approach · 2026 · DOI

• Limited access to the sea. Limited infrastructure and human capital base. Declining fish catches due to increased fishing pressure and modifications in the hydrology of the river.

  Eastern European–Asian Cooperation: Aquacultural and Cultural Contributions to Increased Fish Consumption in Laos · 2026 · DOI

• Lao PDR has a small population and a limited human capital base. The country has a large but uneducated workforce. A large portion of the economy is maintained by foreign investment.

  Eastern European–Asian Cooperation: Aquacultural and Cultural Contributions to Increased Fish Consumption in Laos · 2026 · DOI

• Market dependence. Limited bargaining power. Restricted access to value-added activities.

  Improving the added value of fishery products through packaging innovation and digital marketing literacy in sedati fisher village sidoarjo · 2026 · DOI

• The social aspects of fisheries management are not well understood. There is a need for integrating sociocultural data with bio-economic data for better fisheries management.

  Sociocultural aspects of fisheries management · 1983 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the use of FPPs in the Alaskan groundfish fishery. The industry could benefit from the use of FPPs, but there are significant impediments to their adoption.

  U.S.‐flag fish processing plantships for the alaskan groundfish fishery · 1983 · DOI

• Observer-related bias was introduced by researcher presence during advisory sessions, with complete elimination of such effects difficult in field experiments. Future research should employ video-recorded sessions with blinded analysis or remote observation protocols to eliminate observer bias when assessing platform performance and farmer-specialist interaction quality in real-time digital aquaculture extension.

  An Exploratory Case Study of Google Meet and Zoom as Real-Time Digital Extension Tools for Aquaculture Advisory at Brazil Farm, Abuja, Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

• Platform selection recommendations were based on observations from a single farm without empirical testing across varying network infrastructure conditions. Research is needed to systematically evaluate how local network stability, bandwidth availability, and infrastructural constraints in different Nigerian regions affect the comparative performance of Google Meet versus Zoom for real-time aquaculture advisory delivery.

  An Exploratory Case Study of Google Meet and Zoom as Real-Time Digital Extension Tools for Aquaculture Advisory at Brazil Farm, Abuja, Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the complex dynamics of social-ecological systems. The research recognizes the need for a more complete understanding of the interactions between social conditions, ecosystems, and external drivers.

  Status, scale-up and microbial genes perspective in microbial electrosynthesis for multi-step carbon dioxide upgrading to value-added products · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the complex dynamics of social-ecological systems. The study recognizes the need for a more complete understanding of the interactions between social conditions, ecosystems, and external drivers.

  Assessing the impacts of cyclone ‘Remal’ induced storm surges on soil and water salinization in a coastal region of Bangladesh · 2026 · DOI

• The study does not provide a comprehensive analysis of the salted fish processing business in other regions. The sample size is limited to eight salted fish business operators in Rebo Village.

  VALUE ADDED ANALYSIS OF SALTED FISH PROCESSING IN REBO VILLAGE, SUNGAILIAT DISTRICT, BANGKA REGENCY · 2026 · DOI

• Future studies can analyze the salted fish processing business in other regions. Future research can focus on improving the efficiency of the salted fish processing activities.

  VALUE ADDED ANALYSIS OF SALTED FISH PROCESSING IN REBO VILLAGE, SUNGAILIAT DISTRICT, BANGKA REGENCY · 2026 · DOI

• Further research can be done to replicate the program in other rural areas. The program's long-term impact on the community can be studied. The effectiveness of the program in other community development projects can be evaluated.

  Economic Empowerment of Rural Communities through the Development of Biofloc Fish Farming Based on Human Resource Development and Local Product Marketing Strategies · 2026 · DOI

• The gap between potential and capacity management in the fishery cultivation sector. The lack of effective community empowerment programs in rural areas.

  Economic Empowerment of Rural Communities through the Development of Biofloc Fish Farming Based on Human Resource Development and Local Product Marketing Strategies · 2026 · DOI

• Further studies on the impact of climate change on the fishing industry and the need for adaptive measures. Research on the development of sustainable aquaculture and fishing practices to maintain fish populations and secure long-term livelihoods.

  The Blue Economy and Its Impact on Fishermen in Northern Karnataka: Opportunities, Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions · 2026 · DOI

• There is a need for an integrative framework that links human capital development with blue economy principles to strengthen the long-term resilience and competitiveness of community-based fisheries. Existing literature on blue economy, human capital, and fisheries enterprises reveals a significant fragmentation of approaches.

  HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL BASED ON THE BLUE ECONOMY FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MILKFISH AQUACULTURE BUSINESSES IN HOLTEKAMP · 2026 · DOI

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  HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL BASED ON THE BLUE ECONOMY FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MILKFISH AQUACULTURE BUSINESSES IN HOLTEKAMP · 2026 · DOI

• The study identifies a gap in understanding how ecological pressures and market-institutional factors jointly produce economic entrapment at the community level. Previous research has not explained how the factors contributing to fisher poverty interact to produce economic entrapment.

  Livelihood Transformation among Hilsa Fishing Households in South Govindia Village, Chandpur District, Bangladesh. · 2026 · DOI

• ABSTRACT Recreational fisheries in Türkiye constitute an understudied socio‐economic sector spanning marine and freshwater ecosystems across the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins, yet robust national participation estimates remain constrained by the absence of a comprehensive registry or probability‐based sampling frame.

  Recreational Fisheries in Türkiye: Socio‐Economic Profiles, Technological Trends and Governance Challenges · 2026 · DOI

• There is a lack of context-sensitive Quality-of-Life metrics for socio-ecologically complex regions. The study identifies a research gap in the understanding of the socioeconomic conditions of piracatinga fishers and the impact of environmental conservation policies on their livelihoods.

  Assessing quality-of-life of fishing livelihoods under moratorium: a case study among piracatinga fishers in the Brazilian Amazon · 2026 · DOI

• The lack of capacity in value-added fishery product processing, simple packaging innovation, and smartphone-based marketing is a gap. The limited use of digital marketing channels is a gap.

  Improving the added value of fishery products through packaging innovation and digital marketing literacy in sedati fisher village sidoarjo · 2026 · DOI

• Abstract We have limited knowledge of determinants of consumer preferences for wild-caught versus farmed-raised fish, so this work aims to investigate the impact of sociodemographics, habits and frequency of fresh fish consumption, such as involvement in cooking, on the preferences for wild versus farmed fish.

  Wild-Caught Versus Farmed Fish – Consumer Perception · 2017 · DOI

Most-cited papers in Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies

• Is Aquaculture Pro-Poor? Empirical Evidence of Impacts on Fish Consumption in Bangladesh · World Development · 2014 · 165 citations
• Small-scale fisheries development in Africa: Lessons learned and best practices for enhancing food security and livelihoods · Marine Policy · 2021 · 84 citations
• Intensification, regulation and diversification: The changing face of inland aquaculture in China · AMBIO · 2021 · 74 citations
• Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial, but overlooked, in Timor-Leste · AMBIO · 2020 · 64 citations
• Assessing impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food system and small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh · Marine Policy · 2021 · 64 citations
• Visualizing the social in aquaculture: How social dimension components illustrate the effects of aquaculture across geographic scales · Marine Policy · 2020 · 63 citations
• The ability of fish ecolabels to promote a change in the sustainability awareness · Marine Policy · 2020 · 57 citations
• Food system perspective on fisheries and aquaculture development in Asia · Agriculture and Human Values · 2020 · 47 citations
• Enhancing Māori food security using traditional <i>kai</i> · Global Health Promotion · 2014 · 34 citations
• Challenges and opportunities for sustainable development and management of marine recreational and sport fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean · Marine Policy · 2020 · 33 citations

Most recent work

• An Exploratory Case Study of Google Meet and Zoom as Real-Time Digital Extension Tools for Aquaculture Advisory at Brazil Farm, Abuja, Nigeria · International Journal of Environmental & Agriculture Research · 2026
• Fish Marketing Dynamics in the Modern Fish Market of Ludhiana, Punjab, India · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2026
• Sustaining the benefits of the 65-day marine fishing ban: A case study of nearshore beach seine fisheries in coastal Bangladesh · Ocean & Coastal Management · 2026
• Seaweed Farmers' Interpretation of the Level of Their Children's Formal Education in Lero Village, Suppa District, Pinrang Regency · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
• The Diversifying Landscape of India’s Agri-allied Economy: An Analysis of Output Value Composition and Value Chain Dynamics in the Fisheries Sector · Agricultural Economics Research Review · 2026
• An Exploration of Aquatic Food Production and Marketing Mix in the Coastal States of Nigeria · Aquaculture Journal · 2026
• Status, scale-up and microbial genes perspective in microbial electrosynthesis for multi-step carbon dioxide upgrading to value-added products · 3 Biotech · 2026
• Assessing the impacts of cyclone ‘Remal’ induced storm surges on soil and water salinization in a coastal region of Bangladesh · Arabian Journal of Geosciences · 2026
• VALUE ADDED ANALYSIS OF SALTED FISH PROCESSING IN REBO VILLAGE, SUNGAILIAT DISTRICT, BANGKA REGENCY · AGRIBUSINESS JOURNAL · 2026
• Economic Empowerment of Rural Communities through the Development of Biofloc Fish Farming Based on Human Resource Development and Local Product Marketing Strategies · Asian Journal of Community Services · 2026

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