Science Festival hosted by Scottish Salmon Company
Anne Marie MacIver is The Scottish Salmon Company’s Quality Coordinator. She was born and raised in Stornoway, attending Laxdale Primary and the Nicolson Institute before going to The University of Strathclyde to complete a degree in Science Studies. She returned home to Stornoway in order to put her degree to use and embarked on a career within the company. She said:
“Science may not seem like a particularly fun or exciting subject on the surface, or one where there might be many employment opportunities in the islands, but on further inspection you quickly see this is far from the truth.
“As an islander putting my science degree to good use in a job I love, I am enthusiastic to let local children understand their options when it comes to science and careers in fish farming.
“I hope through our fun presentations that we can get people interested and see there is a lot to learn about and enjoy.”
Hosting the events with Anne Marie will be Mairi Macmillian, The Scottish Salmon Company’s Aquaculture Systems Auditor. She was born and raised in Stornoway and Bernera, attending Stornoway Primary and the Nicolson Institute before going to Glasgow Caledonian University to complete a degree in Biomedical Science. She has recently returned home to the Western Isles.
On Thursday March 15, The Scottish Salmon Company team will present two 40-minute presentations at the Nicolson Institute to 12 to 14-year-olds who are considering their study subjects. The company will explain to them how science and salmon farming are linked, as well as showing them filleted fish and explaining a salmon’s lifecycle.
On Friday March 16, they will meet with around 120 children at the Bridge Centre aged eight to 11 and explain to them about salmon farming and take small fish with them in a tank for the children to see.
And in the evening, the Company will participate in a careers event in the Town Hall for children and adults to talk more about the links between salmon farming and science and what career opportunities the industry brings to the Western Isles.
