Tag: University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture
New rapid PCR testing system to detect oyster diseases. Aquaculture researchers in Scotland are developing a PCR method that will help detect the presence of a range of diseases and biofouling species affecting oysters and ...
Stirling aquaculture expert awarded £1.5m research fellowship to explore climate change. A University of Stirling scientist has been awarded £1.5 million for an innovative five-year data project that will enable marine aquaculture to respond to ...
New project seeks to sharpen up cleaner fish vaccinations. A team of UK researchers has received funding to optimise the formulation and delivery of a key vaccination given to protect ballan wrasse from disease, which ...
New tool to improve ‘cleaner fish’ welfare in salmon farming. Researchers at the University of Stirling have developed a new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish – a species ...
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 species of mussels, one of ...
Project win to help sustainable expansion of European aquaculture. Progress towards more sustainable methods of aquaculture has received a major boost after the team behind an innovative new sea lice treatment system won a competition ...
Genetic discovery in fight against fish disease. A team of international aquaculture researchers has made a significant breakthrough with the identification of two new genetic markers that indicate greater resistance to a bacterial infection in ...
Aquaculture experts aim to strike the right ballan-ce for cleaner fish. A group of researchers is aiming to determine the best possible conditions to help ballan wrasse to grow and thrive, which could hold the ...
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 data on fish farms, with ...
Cleaner fish project looks for candidates with a bold personality. Aquaculture initiative to determine optimal conditions for Ballan wrasse-salmon interaction. It has long been thought that people’s personality traits determine how suited they might be ...
Aquaculture experts hatch new plan for sea lice resistance. A new, cost-effective selective breeding method is being developed by a Scottish research consortium that could enhance fish health and wellbeing by improving salmon resistance to ...
Scottish consortium spearheads rainbow trout vaccine. A consortium in Scotland is taking a significant step toward the development of a commercial vaccine for Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS) – a pervasive disease among trout – ...
New vaccine on the horizon for rainbow trout. A consortium in Scotland is taking a significant step toward the development of a commercial vaccine for Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS) – a pervasive disease among ...
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