The Mediterranean Aquaculture Journal (MAJ) is a refereed international journal issued by the Mediterranean Aquaculture and Environment Society (MIAES). It is providing a global perspective on the aquaculture sciences of all cultivated aquatic all aquatic organisms, (algae, fish, crustaceans, mollusks ….etc) relevant to freshwater, brackish, and marine aquaculture. Topics rangefrom extensive aquaculture to laboratory studies. The Journal specifically seeks to improve our understanding of the aquaculture technology cultured species through the provision of an international forum for the presentation of reviews, original research papers and short communications. The journal is designated to the publication of original multi-disciplinary applied research and review papers in the subjects of farming culture systems, breeding, nutrition, farming engineering, fish health, fish processing, socioeconomics, pollution and aquatic resources management.