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Editorial

Editorial Dear Reader, Have you taken note of the new Journal of Applied Ichthyology cover design? More than a refreshing modernization of the outer appearance, the design change heralds an expansion as well as a specialization of the journal's scientific scope and focus. Two important events mark this new look: 1 Early in 2004, the journal became the official journal of The World Sturgeon Conservation Society, thereby adding a specialized field to our agenda and at the same time providing a home base for the widely dispersed scientific community concerned with this highly endangered species group. 2 2005 sees a merger with the Archive of Fishery and Marine Research (AFMR), thus widening the journal's scope to include several basic aquatic science issues relevant to applied aspects of fisheries management (including habitat rehabilitation and biodiversity issues) as well as those of aquaculture (in particular, modern culture systems and their interactions with the environment). Initially, the focus of applied journals was mainly on technological and biotechnological aspects, with direct applications for improved fishery technology, stock assessment methodology and aquaculture production systems as well as for resource exploitation and management issues. Today's needs are much broader, often requiring an integrated multidisciplinary approach while at the same time utilizing very basic yet targeted science to achieve good management practices. While the principal focus continues to address exploitable resources in fisheries and aquaculture, the journal also solicits contributions on biodiversity issues, habitat interactions and socio‐economics of aquatic resource management. This broadened concept is to serve as a bridge for authors and readers with regard to related topics of integrated coastal and resource management and conservation. Globally sturgeons are a highly endangered species group, mainly because of their specific habitat requirements and longevity. Modern conservation strategies include habitat protection and rehabilitation measures as well as integrated fishery management approaches (including restocking and aquaculture). Resource managers and regulators, as well as environmentalists and ecologists involved with biodiversity issues, are offered a forum in this journal where they may look at acipenserids as model species. The merger with AFMR broadens the scope of the journal to include basic science aspects in marine and freshwaters resource research, in support of a better understanding of ecological and economic scenarios that determine the success or failure of any application of biological research. With the AFMR merger and the widened scope of the journal, an expanded Editorial Board provides additional expertise particularly in the areas of marine ecology and sturgeon biology. We sincerely hope that this broadened approach will meet the full approval of journal authors and the readership. Harald Rosenthal Editor‐in‐Chief 10 January 2005 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Ichthyology Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0175-8659
eISSN
1439-0426
DOI
10.1111/j.1439-0426.2005.00642.x
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Abstract

Dear Reader, Have you taken note of the new Journal of Applied Ichthyology cover design? More than a refreshing modernization of the outer appearance, the design change heralds an expansion as well as a specialization of the journal's scientific scope and focus. Two important events mark this new look: 1 Early in 2004, the journal became the official journal of The World Sturgeon Conservation Society, thereby adding a specialized field to our agenda and at the same time providing a home base for the widely dispersed scientific community concerned with this highly endangered species group. 2 2005 sees a merger with the Archive of Fishery and Marine Research (AFMR), thus widening the journal's scope to include several basic aquatic science issues relevant to applied aspects of fisheries management (including habitat rehabilitation and biodiversity issues) as well as those of aquaculture (in particular, modern culture systems and their interactions with the environment). Initially, the focus of applied journals was mainly on technological and biotechnological aspects, with direct applications for improved fishery technology, stock assessment methodology and aquaculture production systems as well as for resource exploitation and management issues. Today's needs are much broader, often requiring an integrated multidisciplinary approach while at the same time utilizing very basic yet targeted science to achieve good management practices. While the principal focus continues to address exploitable resources in fisheries and aquaculture, the journal also solicits contributions on biodiversity issues, habitat interactions and socio‐economics of aquatic resource management. This broadened concept is to serve as a bridge for authors and readers with regard to related topics of integrated coastal and resource management and conservation. Globally sturgeons are a highly endangered species group, mainly because of their specific habitat requirements and longevity. Modern conservation strategies include habitat protection and rehabilitation measures as well as integrated fishery management approaches (including restocking and aquaculture). Resource managers and regulators, as well as environmentalists and ecologists involved with biodiversity issues, are offered a forum in this journal where they may look at acipenserids as model species. The merger with AFMR broadens the scope of the journal to include basic science aspects in marine and freshwaters resource research, in support of a better understanding of ecological and economic scenarios that determine the success or failure of any application of biological research. With the AFMR merger and the widened scope of the journal, an expanded Editorial Board provides additional expertise particularly in the areas of marine ecology and sturgeon biology. We sincerely hope that this broadened approach will meet the full approval of journal authors and the readership. Harald Rosenthal Editor‐in‐Chief 10 January 2005

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Journal of Applied IchthyologyWiley

Published: Feb 1, 2005

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