The status of U.S. marine finfish species for aquaculture is the focus of this special issue of the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS). Based on a scoping workshop conducted at Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, which resulted in a subsequent stakeholder survey, 18 different marine finfish species were identified as first-tier candidates to explore for increasing attention toward the expansion of U.S. marine finfish aquaculture. In 2019, at the Aquaculture America conference in New Orleans, these same marine finfish species were presented and discussed by leading aquaculturists across academia, government, and private industry producers. The purpose of the full-day session was to address the current status, required research needs, and potential prospects for industry expansion of each of these species.

This JWAS issue features review articles from 14 of these presentations. These articles provide an in-depth look at these species and offer a road map for researchers, industry members, funding agencies, investors, and other stakeholders to assist with prioritizing opportunities for advancing their commercialization. The authors, experts in the culture of their respective species, have provided a comprehensive summary of current readiness for commercialization. For the sake of compartmentalization, the species were divided into one of three levels of industry development: commercially ready, technologically feasible, or experimental development. The review articles also identify research directions to remove barriers to commercialization and what impediments can be overcome to advance these species.

The reviews presented in this special issue represent a broad array of diversity among U.S. marine finfish species of the many that have potential. The species covered herein represent all coastal communities across this nation in both cold water and warm water.

This special issue would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Services and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service. Special thanks to the authors and the editorial committee Marty Riche, Matthew Slater, Carole Engle, and Megan Davis.

Sincerely,

Organizing Committee—FAU HBOI (Megan Davis, Paul S. Wills, Marty Riche), USDA ARS (Caird Rexroad III), USDA NIFA (Gene Kim), and NOAA Aquaculture (Mike Rust)

美国海洋有鳍鱼类在水产养殖中的地位是《世界水产养殖协会杂志》本期特刊的重点(JWAS)。根据在佛罗里达大西洋大学海港分部海洋研究所举办的范围界定研讨会，随后进行了利益相关者调查，确定了 18 种不同的海洋有鳍鱼类物种作为一级候选物种，以探索增加对扩大美国海洋有鳍鱼类水产养殖的关注。2019 年，在新奥尔良举行的美国水产养殖会议上，学术界、政府和私营行业生产商的主要水产养殖者介绍并讨论了这些相同的海洋有鳍鱼类。全天会议的目的是讨论这些物种的现状、所需的研究需求以及产业扩张的潜在前景。

本期JWAS刊载了来自其中 14 篇演示文稿的评论文章。这些文章深入研究了这些物种，并为研究人员、行业成员、资助机构、投资者和其他利益相关者提供了路线图，以帮助优先考虑推进其商业化的机会。作者是各自物种养殖方面的专家，他们对目前商业化的准备情况进行了全面总结。为了区分，这些物种被分为三个工业发展水平之一：商业就绪、技术可行或实验开发。评论文章还确定了消除商业化障碍的研究方向，以及可以克服哪些障碍来促进这些物种的发展。

本期特刊中的评论代表了许多具有潜力的美国海洋有鳍鱼类物种之间的广泛多样性。本文涵盖的物种代表该国所有沿海社区在冷水和温水中。

如果没有美国农业部 (USDA) 农业研究服务和国家海洋和大气管理局 (NOAA) 国家海洋渔业服务的慷慨赞助，本期特刊就不可能出现。特别感谢作者和编辑委员会 Marty Riche、Matthew Slater、Carole Engle 和 Megan Davis。

真挚地，

组委会——FAU HBOI (Megan Davis, Paul S. Wills, Marty Riche), USDA ARS (Caird Rexroad III), USDA NIFA (Gene Kim), 和 NOAA Aquaculture (Mike Rust)