Focus And Scope

Here’s the scope of Advances in Fisheries and Oceans (AFO) in English:

  1. Marine Ecology and Conservation
  2. Sustainable Fisheries Management
  3. Marine Aquaculture
  4. Marine Biotechnology
  5. Fisheries Technology Development
  6. Geographic Information Systems in Aquatic Management
  7. Impact of Climate Change on Marine Ecosystems
  8. Genetic and Molecular Biology Studies of Marine Organisms
  9. Fish Resource and Habitat Management
  10. Innovations in Fishing Techniques
  11. Effects of Marine Pollution on Biodiversity
  12. Ocean Dynamics Modeling
  13. Fish Product Processing Techniques
  14. Fisheries Economics and Policy
  15. Socioeconomic Studies of Coastal Communities
  16. Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Restoration
  17. Use of Satellite Technology in Marine Research
  18. Marine Data Mapping and Analysis
  19. Utilization of Renewable Energy from the Sea
  20. Role of Indigenous Communities in Water Resource Management

Marine Science

  • Marine biodiversity resources, exploration and marine bioprospecting, marine biotechnology, marine resource conservation, disaster and pollution mitigation, ocean dynamics, and marine instrumentation.

Aquaculture

  • Fish breeding and genetics, fish nutrition and feed, fish growth technology, aquaculture environment, fish management and health, basic aquaculture science, and aquaculture development.

Oceanography

  • Physical, chemical, geological, and biological oceanography, fisheries oceanography, oceanographic modeling, coastal disaster mitigation, remote sensing, marine mapping, geographic information systems, marine meteorology, climatology, marine radionuclides, and coastal resource exploration technology.

Fisheries Technology

  • Biochemistry and microbiology of fish products, handling technology, processing technology, fermentation technology, biotechnology, product diversification, fishery waste development, quality testing, standardization, quality assurance, packaging technology, and industrial management.

Capture Fisheries

  • Fisheries information systems, fishing vessel machinery, fish capture technology, fishing methods, capture fisheries exploration, capture fisheries industry management, agribusiness management, fisheries economics, fisheries extension, and communication.

Resource Management

  • Management of aquatic resources (exploration, exploitation, rehabilitation, diversification, bioeconomic analysis), characteristics of organisms, processes, and phenomena (physical, chemical, biological), aquatic resources, and empowerment of coastal communities, remote sensing applications, and geographic information systems.