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The journal "Aquaculture Science", is the official journal of the Japanese Society for Aquaculture Research, and maintains ethical standards. In order to provide our readers with a high-quality academic journal, "Aquaculture Science" is guided by the following principles:
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1) The editorial board of "Aquaculture Science" is responsible for the decision of acceptance of the articles submitted to the journal.
2) The editors can ignore any material that does not meet requirements regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism.
3) The editors must ensure the confidentiality of the submitted articles until publication, except in the case of suspicion of duplicate publication.
4) The editor of a submitted manuscript must not have any conflicts of interest between the authors.

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1) The reviewers of "Aquaculture Science" are required to contribute to the editorial decision of a submitted manuscript.
2) The reviewers must ensure the confidentiality of the submitted articles for peer reviewing only, and must not use the information obtained for personal benefit.
3) The reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest with any of the authors, companies, or institutions.

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1) The authors are responsible for the originality of their works and ensure that the data are not fabricated or manipulated.
2) Only authors who have substantially contributed to the paper should be considered in the authorship.
3) The authors should appropriately cite the source of other materials when used, and avoid plagiarism.
4) The authors should make sure that the data are original and not considered for publication elsewhere.

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The journal primarily publishes research papers on original work that has not been published eslewhere and advance the understanding of aquacultural studies.
The subscribed members can submit 3 types of papers; original paper, short paper, and notes. Un-subscribed members can be included in authors, but the first and/or corresponding author must be the subscribed member.
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Vol. 74 No. 2 June 2026

Original papers
Relationship between temperature and hatching of tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes eggs, and application to synchronize hatching
　　　IMAI, T., T. KATAYAMA, T. MORITA, S. IMAI, T. MORIOKA, _{the late} Y. YAMAMOTO and Y. YOSHIURA ..... 79
Optimization of straw size and sperm dilution rate in cryopreservation of rainbow trout semen
　　　YAMASHITA, R., T. MOHRI, E. TAKAHASHI and T. FUJIMOTO ..... 89
Resilience of ayu Plecoglossus altivelis to the 2018 flood disaster in Takahashi River, Okayama Prefecture: Insights from mtDNA and otolith analyses
　　　IGUCHI, K., T. YAMASHITA, Y. TAKAGI and I. MURASE ..... 99
Transcriptional responses of thyroid hormone-related genes in saccus vasculosus by long photoperiod in red-spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara
　　　MUSHIROBIRA, Y., Y. KASHITANI, R. MURATA and K. SOYANO ..... 107
Life history characteristics of kelp crab Pugettia ferox at Reuke Fishing Port, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
　　　II, M., K. TANAKA, K. NAKAGAWA and I. SAKURAI ..... 121
Observation of the behaviour of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus in high water temperature conditions to examine the size of the onset of aestivation
　　　TANAKA, K., K. HIRAI, K. NAKAGAWA and I. SAKURAI ..... 135
Influence of photospectra on embryonic development and juvenile growth in the kisslip cuttlefish Sepia lycidas
　　　LEE, J., S. HIRAI, U. KUBO, Y. TANAKA, R. MURATA and K. SOYANO ..... 145
Note
Current status and challenges of Japanese whiting Sillago japonica aquaculture on Iheya Island, Okinawa (1): Advances in broodstock management and egg collection
　　　USHIJIMA, K., K. KIGUCHI, Y. TOMITA, H. MIYOSHI, F. GANAHA, A. KURAHASHI, K. OHTA and M. ARITAKI ..... 159

Notification …… 169

Vol. 74 No. 1 April 2026

Original papers
Effects of pre-emergence thermal conditions on DNA methylation and growth trajectories in chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
　　　KOGAME, Y., H. URABE and T. FUJIMOTO ..... 1
Effect of stocking density and feeding interval on the rearing efficiency during the growth period of individually tagged kuruma prawns Marsupeneaus japonicus
　　　TAKAGI, M., M. OTA, T. SATO and T. SUGAYA ..... 11

Short papers
Primary and secondary microplastics do not affect hatching of Japanese flounder eggs
　　　AZMI, S. S., T. SEONG, H.-J. KIM, H. NAKATANI, Y. KYOZUKA, H. ASAKURA, K. SHIMIZU and M. YAGI ..... 23
Impacts of cannibalism on early-stage mortality and growth in Japanese whiting Sillago japonica
　　　FUJIKAWA, T., H. MURATA, M. ARITAKI, Y. TURUMAKI, M. TAGAWA and K. SOYANO ..... 27
Effects of transported release into the lower reach of a river on the return characteristics of chum salmon
　　　TORAO, M. and Y. SASAKI ..... 31
Notes
Nutritional standards for medical inspection of hatchery-reared chum salmon fry Oncorhynchus keta
　　　BAN, M., H. FUKUZAWA, A. NAKASHIMA and A. FUKUDA ..... 37
Operation of the denitrification apparatus in closed recirculating culture systems for Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
　　　FURUTA, T., T. SHIBATA, N. ISHIZAWA and K. YAMANAKA ..... 45
Daily feeding rate of kurome Ecklonia cava subsp. kurome of juvenile rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens held in aquaria
　　　NODA, T. and T. KADOTA ..... 51

Notification　　　..... 59
Information　　　..... 69

Vol. 73 No. 4 December 2025

Original papers
Development of a method for individual identification of Japanese eel in early development stages
　　　OKABE,M.,T.ASHIZAWA, Y.KAJI, K.SUMIKAWA and T.YAMAMOTO ..... 231
Hormonal treatment to increase oogonial cell numbers in cultured juvenile longtooth grouper
　　　KOBAYASHI, Y. and H. CHUDA ..... 243
Spatiotemporal distribution and body size of Macrobrachium formosense and M. japonicum before and after implementing a closed fishing season in the Shimanto River, Kochi prefecture, Japan
　　　HIRAGA, H. ..... 249
Effects of methyltestosterone treatment under different water temperatures on sex reversal, spermiation, and sperm fertility in 2-year-old longtooth grouper Epinephelus bruneus
　　　CHUDA, H., T. MORISHITA, Y. KAJIWARA, K. OSETO, H. NAKATSUKASA, H. YAMASHITA, N. HATTORI and Y. KOBAYASHI ..... 259

Short papers
Seasonal changes to environmental DNA from Ruditapes philippinarum in Tsuyazaki Bay, northern Kyushu, Japan
　　　TAKANO, M., Y. KURATA and N. ONIKURA ..... 271
Nutritional status of juvenile chum salmon in rivers and along the coast of Hokkaido
　　　BAN, M., H. FUKUZAWA, A. NAKASHIMA and A. FUKUDA ..... 275
Notes
Effect of blue light on growth of the Malabar grouper in a recirculating aquaculture system
　　　FUKUNAGA, K., M. YOSHIDA, F. YAMASHINA, I. YOSHIDA, Y. HIRATSUKA and A. TAKEMURA ..... 279
Maturation of 0-year-old marbled flounder Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae in a rearing experiment
　　　ENOMOTO, M., Y. AMANO, S. SUZUKI, S. SUZUKI, K. KAMIYAMA and T. WADA ..... 285

13th Japan-Korea, Korea- Japan Joint Symposium on Aquaculture 2025 23th Meeting of the Japanese Society for Aquaculture Science Program and Abstracts　　　..... 293
Notification　　　..... 369
Information　　　..... 371
Aquaculture Science Contents of Volume 73, No.1-No.4

Vol. 73 No. 3 September 2025

Original papers
sdY-positive males contribute to a male-biased sex ratio in a farmed population of Japanese Kokanee salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
　　　YANO, A. and G. YOSHIZAKI ..... 163
Changes in digestive enzyme activity of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus during larval stages
　　　PIERRE, H. A. JN, T. KOTANI, M. ISHIKAWA, S. TASUMI and T. SASAKI ..... 173

Short papers
Effects of HCG administration on E₂ secretion and differences in FSH gene expression in blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus at different stages of gonadal development
　　　MUFWAYA P. U. and K.SOYANO ..... 187
Age and growth of black sea bream Acanthopagrus schlegelii in Toyama Bay, based on otolith sections analysis
　　　FUKUNISHI, Y., K. KAWAGUCHI and S. UEHARA ..... 191
Thermal tolerance of juvenile chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta under gradual and rapid increases in seawater temperature
　　　BAN, M., M. ARITAKI and M. OHASHI ..... 197
Anesthetic effect of eugenol formulation (FA100) for blackthroat seaperch Doederleinia berycoides adult and immature fish
　　　FUKUNISHI, Y., S. MURAKI, Y. FUJISHIMA and T. WATANABE ..... 201

Notes
Comparing organ sizes between wild-caught and artificial seedlings in yellowtailSeriola quinqueradiata
　　　NASHIWA,A.,N.MATSUMOTO,A.SENZUI and H.FUKADA ..... 207
Polyculture of kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus, with sea urchin, clam, and sea cucumber
　　　MIYASHIMA, A. and Y. SAWADA ..... 213
Large-scale smolt production in a semi-recirculating aquaculture system for commercial salmon farming in Aomori Prefecture, north Japan
　　　SUZUKI, K., H. IZUMI and S. FUKUDA ..... 221

Notification　　　..... 229

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