Professor Dave Little, alongside colleagues from the Wageningen University and Research, Michigan State University and Nangyang Technical University Singapore have published an introductory paper, ‘Emerging trends in aquaculture value chain research’, to a special issue of the journal Aquaculture on the same theme.

The paper introduces a special issue of Aquaculture that brings together the largest collection of research on aquaculture value chains compiled to date. This introductory paper identified five themes of aquaculture research discussed in the subsequent 19 paper in the issue: multi-polarity, diversity and scale, dynamics of transformation, performance and equity, and technical and institutional innovation.

This special issue issue brings together the largest collection of research on aquaculture value chains ever assembled. It addresses the issue disparity in the pace of growth and transformation of aquaculture value chains and associated research.

Further information on this special edition can be found online on video here