EIT Food Call For Collaboration, a call for innovative projects to help deliver sustainable, safe, healthy food Europe’s leading food innovation initiative EIT Food has launched a call inviting proposals […]
Returners programme enables aquaculture expert to spawn new career. After taking a break from work to start a family, Bridie Grant, an expert in aquaculture reproduction and genetics, has been […]
New funding call opens for sustainable innovation in aquaculture. The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has launched a new call for proposals for innovation projects that will help to increase […]
SAIC to shine a spotlight on aquaculture careers as part of Lochaber Ideas Week. Future talent that can drive innovation will be key to supporting the growth of Scotland’s burgeoning […]
UK Seafood Innovation Fund continues to push the boundaries with a new call for innovative ideas. The UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) continues to promote development and productivity at the […]
Aquaculture sector puts research mussel behind broken shell fix. A group of aquaculture researchers in Scotland is undertaking an initiative that could determine the cause of shell breakage in different […]
Satellite communications tech to aid Scotland’s aquaculture sector. A consortium of research partners in Scotland has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to revolutionise the collection, interpretation, and use of […]
Returners programme opens door to aquaculture careers in Highlands and Islands. Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) has launched a new initiative to support women in rural Scotland to return to the […]
A Meeting of Minds An online event to celebrate Scotland’s aquaculture sector ‘A Meeting of Minds’ will be staged on Zoom on Thursday 26 November 2020 from 10:30 to 12:00. […]
A £10 million funding package to accelerate the development of the UK’s first large-scale industrial insect farm could provide a significant boost to the sustainability of the country’s aquaculture sector, […]
New anchoring technology for aquaculture takes a leap forward. A consortium of researchers has taken a significant step forward in the development of anchoring technology that could support the aquaculture […]
European Maritime & Fisheries Fund final aquaculture round in Scotland. The Scottish Government has announced the EMFF’s Final Aquaculture round and closure of the Sea-fisheries and Processing & Marketing funding. […]
Progress on delivering sustainable aquaculture welcomed by SAIC. Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), said: “The management, control and prevention of sea lice is critical to […]
Scientists address sea lice issues at national workshop. A workshop on sea lice that brought together researchers, industry, regulators and policy makers has sought to offer solutions to the growing […]
DNA modelling drives seabed sampling evolution. A new environmental-DNA (e-DNA) approach for monitoring the seabed conditions around marine fish farms could significantly speed up the assessment of sediment samples, enabling […]
Feed from gas project takes big step forward with pilot facility launch. A project aiming to transform food production and supply chains by creating animal feed from carbon dioxide and […]
International drive to standardise sea lice modelling takes shape. A consortium of researchers from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are working on a new benchmark testing tool that could […]
‘Virtual taxonomist’ in training to protect fish farms from toxic algal blooms. A hi-tech underwater device that scans water samples for potentially dangerous algae blooms – the first of its […]
WiSA seeks new host to ensure continuation of its impact. Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA), a network dedicated to supporting the growth and development of women in the aquaculture sector, […]
SAIC secures £1.5 million funding package from the Scottish Government. The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development […]