As part of the special session on Welfare and Certification at the 5th INFOFISH World Tilapia Trade and Technical Conference and Exhibtion, The Asian Fish Welfare Network announced a call for articles to contribute to a special edition of Frontiers in Aquaculture on the Welfare of Farmed Tilapia. Article proposals are currently invited with further information and proposal submisstion details available at https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/75534/welfare-of-farmed-tilapia.
As tilapia becomes a key global food commodity, especially in Low and Middle-Income Countries where fish are often sold live and slaughtered under varied conditions, there is urgent need to address welfare impacts overlooked amid intensification in nutrition, system design, health management. and genetics.
The Research Topic aims to set a cross-disciplinary benchmark that puts tilapia welfare on the map, integrating natural and social sciences. Studies are invited that improve welfare outcomes across the value chain, including environmental factors (water quality, temperature. oxygen). nutrition and feeding practices, health management. and behavioral research to predict and understand welfare, while clarifying environmental-economic trade-offs and incorporating stakeholder perceptions and attitudes.
A preliminary summary manuscript is invited by 27th January 2026 with full manuscripts by 17th May 2026. If you are a researcher in any discipline who is active in this area, we warmly encourage you to submit an outline of your work as soon as possible.