Aquaculture

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.

AquaGen has identified two genetic markers (QTLs) with significant correlation to flavobacteriosis resistance that will be used in rainbow trout egg production.

Piriou has secured an order for a newbuild aluminium catamaran for the Algerian fish farm, Eurl Zizou, its first vessel built entirely in Algeria under the ECOREP-Pirou joint venture.

The concept of a centre of excellence for Scottish aquaculture has industry-wide support, according to a new study.

A European Union funded research project is addressing the challenges of disease prevention and management to protect the European aquaculture industry.

The Aquaculture Innovation Challenge will be started by the Seafood Trad Intelligence Portal, Fresh Studio and Solidaridad on 6 December.

A new Scottish Sea Farm site in Westerbister, Orkney is now operational following a major £3.5m investment.

Following a successful application to the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the drive to reduce sea lice and increase harvests of Scottish salmon has received a £1.76m boost.

Kleven has signed a contract to build a fish harvesting vessel for carrying salmon from fish farms to processing plants for a joint venture between Marine Harvest Norway and Deep Sea Supply.

International aquatic feed solutions provider, Coppens International, is now officially in compliance with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture.

As part of Scottish Sea Farms’ ongoing initiative to deliver a natural solution to control sea lice, the company has invested over £4 million in purchasing Scotland’s first innovative Thermolicer machine.