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Ocean warming assessment illustrates climate challenge facing salmon farming

Ocean warming assessment illustrates climate challenge facing salmon farming

The temperature challenge facing Scotland’s salmon farmers has been illustrated by a new report on how ocean warming, especially of the North Atlantic, is affecting the mix of species in the seas.

How worms can cut costs of land-based aquaculture

How worms can cut costs of land-based aquaculture

A marine ecologist awarded a £1.2 million fellowship to research the use of aquaculture sludge to grow worms for animal protein has given details of how finfish farmers might benefit from her science.

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£1.2m funding for ecologist turning farm waste to food

£1.2m funding for ecologist turning farm waste to food

A marine ecologist from the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has been awarded a £1.2 million fellowship to research using animal waste from agriculture and aquaculture to create protein.

SAMS research helps prompt UN seaweed policy rethink

SAMS research helps prompt UN seaweed policy rethink

Delegates attending the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) sub-committee on aquaculture in Trondheim, Norway this week have called for more work to be done to understand the global seaweed industry, after hearing from Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) scientist Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook and five other international experts.

Events planned to help everyone become WiSA

Events planned to help everyone become WiSA

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is to stage two events next month for Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) as part of the networking group’s ongoing mission to encourage female participation and progression in the industry.

Funded researchers offered to aquaculture industry

Funded researchers offered to aquaculture industry

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is inviting members of the aquaculture industry interested in developing research projects with academia to brainstorming sessions in Edinburgh and Oban.

What is IMTA, exactly?

What is IMTA, exactly?

An aquaculture expert from the Scottish Association for Marine Science has contributed towards achieving a global definition of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA).

Seabed sulphide may be key to new salmon farms

Seabed sulphide may be key to new salmon farms

Salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) are leading a transatlantic effort to explore how measuring sulphides on the seabed could better track the impact of biomass from fish farms and open up expansion in high-energy areas.

SAMS turns tide in favour of seaweed biosecurity

SAMS turns tide in favour of seaweed biosecurity

Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding $5 billion-per-year global seaweed industry after advice from researchers at the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) prompted a change of direction by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Triple success for salmon farmer at awards ceremony

Triple success for salmon farmer at awards ceremony

Scottish Salmon Company trainee Janis Brivkalns celebrated a triple triumph at the Lantra Scotland awards ceremony last night during an event in which four aquaculture nominees shared six trophies.

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.

Marine ecologist awarded professorship from UHI

Marine ecologist awarded professorship from UHI

A marine ecologist who has earned a global reputation through her work at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) UHI in Oban, has been awarded a professorship from the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Scientists check accuracy of SEPA lice bath model

Scientists check accuracy of SEPA lice bath model

A study to gauge the accuracy of the computer modelling used by industry regulators to predict what happens to the "surface plume" of anti-lice medicines used in bath treatments of farmed salmon is to be carried out by scientists.

SAMS stalwart takes a break after 27 years

SAMS stalwart takes a break after 27 years

One of the longest-serving members of staff at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), has called time on her academic career - for now, at least - after 27 years with the Oban-based establishment.