Aquaculture

The first meeting of the Aquaculture Industry Leadership Group (AILG) was attended by rural economy secretary, Fergus Ewing.

The first meeting of the Industry Leadership Group (ILG) has seen the release of a new report on the innovation needs of the Scottish aquaculture sector.

An international partnership is scoping out a new Aquaculture Innovation Network for the Northern Periphery and Arctic (AINNPA) to improve innovation support for remotely located aquaculture businesses.

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre’s (SAIC) scholarship scheme is back for a third academic year, with 25 funded MSc places available to Scottish and EU students in 2017/18.

Sensorex sensors are being used to monitor shrimp farms at a pioneering “Smart Village” in India called Mori Village.

Dutch subsea technology company Seatools has completed a feasibility and conceptual design study on a Remotely Operated Mort Collector (ROMoC) for offshore fish farms.

Sea Pact has elected Hamish Walker, director of purchasing at the Seattle Fish Company, as the new chairman for its advisory council.

Northlight Seafood is ready to start production and embark on its ambitious project after years of research.

Icelandic fishing gear supplier Ísfell has established a facility at Flateyri in north-western Iceland for cleaning and servicing aquaculture cages, providing servies to the region’s growing aquaculture sector.