The Sensory World of Fish and Fisheries: The Impact of Human Activities.

Abstract

This special issue of Integrative Zoology (the official journal of the International Society of Zoological Sciences and the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) is dedicated to the sensory world of fish and fisheries and the impacts of human activities. The papers in this issue are the outcome of an international conference that was held at the Institute of Marine Biosystem and Neurosciences, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China from October 29 to November 1, 2012. The conference was generously sponsored by The Shanghai Ocean University, The University of Maryland, and The University of Western Australia. As co-organisers of this international meeting we are indebted to the former president of the Shanghai Ocean University, President Yingjie Pan and the other members of the organising Committee for their generous support to enable leading scientists in the fields of sensory ecology, behaviour, environmental management and fisheries science from both China and overseas to join the meeting and contribute to this issue. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.