NAFC apprentices are ALBAS winners. NAFC Marine Centre UHI students were named as winner and runner-up in the Aquaculture category of the 19th Lantra Scotland Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS) on Thursday ...
NAFC apprentices named as ALBAS finalists. Two NAFC aquaculture apprentices are amongst the select group of Scotland’s top trainees and rural learners named as finalists for Lantra Scotland’s 19th Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills ...
New study finds Scottish pelagic fisheries have low carbon footprint. A new study has found that Scottish caught pelagic fish such as herring and mackerel have a low carbon footprint compared to other types of ...
NAFC Marine Centre Covid update. The NAFC Marine Centre hopes to be able to resume some face-to-face teaching from the 1st of February, if Shetland remains in COVID Protection Level 3. Until then the Centre ...
New NAFC route to careers at sea. A new course being launched by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in January is aimed at students interested in pursuing a career at sea. The new Cadet Programme ...
Promising results from Shetland fish survey. The 2020 survey of nearshore waters around Shetland reports record catches of whiting and haddock. That is amongst the findings of the latest survey of fish stocks in Shetland’s ...
NAFC Students of the Year. The NAFC Marine Centre has named its Students of the Year in the annual awards sponsored by the University of the Highlands and Islands. The awards are intended to encourage ...
Charisma herring survey. Shetland pelagic fishing vessel Charisma recently returned to her home port of Symbister, Whalsay after carrying out acoustic survey work for west coast herring. Skippered by Davie Hutchison, and with scientific staff ...
NAFC staff long service recognised. The NAFC Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years: Caroline Hepburn who has worked at the centre ...
NAFC Student in Finals for British Education Awards – NAFC Student Emma Rochester has been named as a finalist in the British Education Awards. Emma was nominated for the award by NAFC’s section leader for ...
Prizes for NAFC Students. Fourteen students were awarded prizes on Wednesday at the NAFC Marine Centre UHI’s annual awards ceremony in recognition of their efforts and achievements during the academic year 2018/19. The awards, spanning ...
Innovative new aquaculture course from NAFC Marine Centre. An innovative new course being launched online by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland will allow students from anywhere in the world to obtain a qualification ...