To celebrate the opening of the WAS Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2017 Conference in Mazatlan, Mexico, November 7-10, 2017, the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS) has compiled a Special Virtual Issue of papers with a Focus on Aquaculture Research in Latin America that highlights aquaculture research in the Latin American & Caribbean Region.

The following papers are included in the Issue:

• Evaluating the Effects of a Short-Term Feed Restriction Period on the Behavior and Welfare of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Parr Using Social Network Analysis and Fin Damage
• Evaluation of Potential Feed Ingredients for the Juvenile Four-sided Sea Cucumber, Isostichopus badionotus
• Survival and Growth Improvement of Palm Ruff, Seriolella violacea, Larvae Fed Artemia Nauplii Enriched with an Experimental Emulsion

These papers and the rest will be available to download for free until November 30, 2017, on the JWAS home page, at this link