« Frontiers in Fish Science » is a new multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the study of fish biology, ecology, and biodiversity.
Created in 2023 and led by David McKenzie (CNRS, MARBEC), Frontiers in Fish Science provides the global community of fish biologists with a journal to disseminate their research. Johann Mourier (UM, MARBEC) is Section Chief Editor for Elasmobranch Science, Frédéric Bertucci (IRD, MARBEC) and Davide Thambithurai (IRD, MARBEC) are Review Editors in Fish Experimental Biology.
Topics covered in the journal include but are not limited to:
- fish experimental biology: research on fish physiology and behavior, both in controlled laboratory settings and in the field
- fish ecology: investigations into all ecological disciplines, from individual behavioral ecology to fish community macroecology
- fish genetics and evolutionary biology: studies on genetic population structures, phylogenetic relationships, and evolutionary processes
- fish biodiversity and conservation: research on patterns of biodiversity within fish populations and communities, with a focus on conservation and sustainable ecosystem management
- elasmobranch science: dedicated to the study of sharks and rays, a group particularly vulnerable to global anthropogenic pressures
This broad but inclusive scope spans from fundamental studies to applied research for the conservation of fish and the sustainability of ecosystem services, including fishery resources. The journal particularly encourages multidisciplinary approaches that connect biological levels, from genomic foundations to ecological outcomes, and promotes the development of selected research topics at the forefront of global fish science.
Published articles
- McKenzie, D. J., Aarestrup, K., Domenici, P., Fanelli, E., Mourier, J., Tsigenopoulos, C. S. (2024). Grand challenges at the frontiers of fish science. Front. Fish Sci., 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/frish.2023.1339795
- Mourier, J., Planes, S., Mills, S. C. (2024). Steroid hormones as a non-lethal assessment of the reproductive biology in male and female blacktip reef sharks. Front. Fish Sci., 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/frish.2023.1284949
- Blasco, F.R., Leite, C. A. C., Rantin, F. T., Taylor, E. W., McKenzie, D. J. (2024). Individual variation in sublethal tolerance of warming and hypoxia in the pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus: an investigation of correlations and dependence on intrinsic metabolic phenotype. Front. Fish Sci., 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/frish.2024.1276161