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  • Mussel spat reared by the Scottish Shellfish Hatchery Stepping Stone project in Shetland is to be transferred to on-growing sites at sea

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    First spat from Scottish pilot mussel hatchery goes to sea

    2017-11-01T11:54:00

    The first mussel spat reared at the Scottish Shellfish Hatchery Stepping Stone project in Shetland is to be transferred to on-growing sites at sea.

  • The two year project involved regular observer trips on board local boats and fishermen returning tagged fish Photo: NAFC

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    Surveying Shetland fish stocks

    2015-08-24T15:08:00

    Scientists and fishermen have been working together in Shetland, UK, to fill gaps in knowledge about the biology and ecology of several commercially important fish species.

  • Plaice, lemon sole, monkfish and megrim have been tagged around Shetland

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    NAFC undertakes fish tagging

    2013-08-06T14:41:00

    As part of a project on data deficient fish species, the NAFC Marine Centre’s Science and Technology department has tagged and released a range of different demersal fish species at various locations around Shetland.

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    Modern Apprenticeships in aquaculture growing in popularity

    2013-06-11T12:51:00

    The Marine Science and Technology Department of the NAFC Marine Centre has recruited over 50 new candidates onto its recently revamped Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Aquaculture Level 3 programme.

  • Charles Millar (inset) has said that the stock recovery reported by the NAFC Marine Centre is no justification for relaxation in quota levels

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    Stock ‘recovery’ not enough for quota increase

    2013-04-09T15:09:00

    In response to the article ‘Scottish fish stocks increasing’ published on www.worldfishing.net last week, Charles Millar, director of the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) has said that any ‘recovery’ must be put into context.

  • The plaice stock in the North Sea has tripled in size since 2004

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    Scottish fish stocks increasing

    2013-04-04T09:51:00

    A new report by the NAFC Marine Centre has found that the abundance of the main species caught by Scottish fishermen has increased over the last five or six years.

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    NAFC completes megrim project

    2013-03-28T15:00:00

    A project on the population structure of megrim on the Northern Shelf has recently been completed by Paul Macdonald, fisheries scientist at the NAFC Marine Centre, in conjunction with the University of Oviedo, Spain.

  • Back row left to right: Billy Williamson (Whalsay), Ryan Galbraith (Lerwick), Arran Hunter (Bressay), Mark Fullerton (Instructor), Caroline Hepburn (Liaison Officer). Front row left to right: Ryan McGuinness (Dounby, Orkney), Kyle Stirling-Laude...

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    Brand new fishing course underway

    2012-09-04T12:09:00

    A brand new ‘Introduction to Commercial Fishing’ course got underway at the NAFC Marine Centre on 20 August.

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    NAFC Marine Centre begins new project

    2012-07-27T04:30:00

    The NAFC Marine Centre is starting a new project that is searching for marine species that may have been introduced to Shetland from elsewhere in the world.

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