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Tomorrow's leaders look ahead with confidence

Tomorrow's leaders look ahead with confidence

A group of potential Scottish aquaculture leaders of the future have finished a series of training days that has given them with a variety of new skills and attributes, not least the confidence in their ability to manage staff.

Bolder and WiSA: bid to net more women for aquaculture

Bolder and WiSA: bid to net more women for aquaculture

A new group called Women in Aquaculture Scotland (WiSA) will be launched today – International Women’s Day – by people from across industry, academia and the public sector.

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Dawnfresh farming chief and Shetland Mussels MD join SAIC board

Dawnfresh farming chief and Shetland Mussels MD join SAIC board

Alison Hutchins, the farming director of trout producer Dawnfresh, and Michael Tait, managing director of Shetland Mussels, have joined the board of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

Pooling talent to help aquaculture and careers

Pooling talent to help aquaculture and careers

Fish farming industry employees and PhD students will tomorrow take part in a new initiative intended to cultivate Scotland’s aquaculture talent pool and find new ways of tackling industry challenges.

Genetic search for better fish wins £1.7m funding

Genetic search for better fish wins £1.7m funding

Improved disease resistance and growth rate for salmon and lumpfish are being targeted in a major research collaboration.

Portuguese fly farmer eyes Scottish salmon opportunity

Portuguese fly farmer eyes Scottish salmon opportunity

One of the founders of a Portuguese fly-farming start-up will be in Edinburgh today to attend an insect farming workshop run by Zero Waste Scotland.

Scotland's £3.5m bid to improve salmon gill health

Scotland's £3.5m bid to improve salmon gill health

Two Scottish consortiums, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), are embarking on initiatives valued at a combined £3.5 million to improve gill health and resilience among farmed Atlantic salmon – one of the industry’s most significant challenges.

Creating a buzz about fly farming in Scotland

Creating a buzz about fly farming in Scotland

A one-day workshop on the potential for insect farming in Scotland is to be held in Edinburgh next month to bring together key organisations from across the would-be insect supply chain.

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Fish Farming Expert has asked well-known figures in the Scottish salmon farming industry about their high and low points of 2018, and what they hope for in 2019. Today we feature Heather Jones, chief executive of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

Moredun Institute chief appointed as chair of SAIC science panel

Moredun Institute chief appointed as chair of SAIC science panel

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed animal health expert Professor Julie Fitzpatrick as the first female chairperson of its Independent Scientific Panel (SISP).

Five ways aquaculture is innovating its way to sustainable growth

Five ways aquaculture is innovating its way to sustainable growth

Last week’s report on salmon farming by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity committee demanded change to solve industry problems. Here Heather Jones, chief executive of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre, outlines some of the work already being done.

Medical educator to head aquaculture skills drive

Medical educator to head aquaculture skills drive

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed veterinary expert Dr Mary Fraser as its new head of skills and talent.

Now we can go forward and grow, says SAIC chief

Now we can go forward and grow, says SAIC chief

Scottish salmon farmers can once again focus on delivering sustainable growth following the publication of an inquiry report into the industry, Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) chief executive Heather Jones said today.

Choose our job... ‘Trainspotting’ video puts focus on aquaculture

Choose our job... ‘Trainspotting’ video puts focus on aquaculture

A video that encourages young people to choose aquaculture as a career has been so well received that it is now at the centre of a social media campaign to raise awareness of the job opportunities in the sector.

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