Fish farmers are being offered increasingly sophisticated technology to provide ever more data on their stock, but much of it is useless without a reliable internet connection which can be hard to find in remoter parts of Scotland. It’s time to take advantage of satellites, says Kevin Quillien, co-founder of communications scale-up R3-IoT and former head of the spacecraft design team at AAC Clyde Space, where he successfully led the delivery of several satellite projects into orbit for commercial customers. At R3-IoT, he has led on projects aimed specifically at the aquaculture sector. Here Quillien, who will be speaking at a panel session entitled ‘Solving the connectivity challenge and digitising aquaculture’ on Wednesday, May 4 at 2pm at Aquaculture UK, explains why salmon farmers should reach for the stars.

Scottish fish vaccination specialist Aqualife Services will introduce its semi-automatic Inoca vaccinator to an international audience next week when it presents at the inaugural AquaFuture Spain exhibition in Santiago de Compostela.

Scottish Government ministers have welcomed a new report outlining future options for the Scottish seaweed industry.

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed Chris Hyde, chief technology officer of marine technology specialist OTAQ, to its board of directors.

Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost incurred severe biological issues in its farming operation in Scotland in in the third quarter of this year, it said in a market update today.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Scottish Sea Farms’ bid to acquire Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK (Grieg Shetland), paving the way for the deal to complete.

Uncertainty in the degree of impact resulting from interactions between farmed and wild salmon and sea trout continues to be a key characteristic of the industry’s development in Scotland, according to the latest assessment of the sector by the US-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch programme, which evaluates the ecological sustainability of wild-caught and farmed seafood commonly found in the United States marketplace.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a consultation on plans to introduce wild salmon protection zones that would impose new rules on fish farms operating in those areas.

Scottish aquaculture genetics services supplier Xelect is partnering Costa Rica fish farmer Martec to create the first large scale genetic breeding programme for spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus).

The Stirling-based Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has launched a new call for proposals for innovation projects that will help to increase the economic impact and reduce the environmental footprint of aquaculture.

Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms has won a hat-trick of Investors In People (IIP) accolades for its sustained investment in jobs, training and staff wellbeing.

International wellboat operator Intership more than doubled its post-tax profit in 2020 compared to the previous year, from NOK 29 million (£2.4m) to NOK 65m.