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Technology and cleaner fish projects win £1.1m in funding

Technology and cleaner fish projects win £1.1m in funding

Two innovation projects that will look at technology-led environmental monitoring in aquaculture and another that will focus on cleaner fish in salmon farming have won a total of more than £350,000 funding from Scotland’s Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

Can technology dispel the algal bloom gloom?

Can technology dispel the algal bloom gloom?

Sensing technology and mitigation tools were core themes of a workshop on harmful algal blooms (HABs) hosted by Scotland’s Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) earlier this month.

CleanTreat to be trialled by Mowi in Scotland

CleanTreat to be trialled by Mowi in Scotland

Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark’s lice treatment water purification system CleanTreat will be tested at a Mowi fish farm in Scotland over the next month, in a trial supported by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture and the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

£1.2m for aquaculture diagnostics pioneer WellFish

£1.2m for aquaculture diagnostics pioneer WellFish

A company that has developed a non-lethal way for assessing the health of farmed salmon and trout has landed a £1.2 million investment from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enterprise.

SAIC projects ‘worth £50m a year in turnover by 2026'

SAIC projects ‘worth £50m a year in turnover by 2026'

Projects funded by the Stirling-based Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) will deliver additional turnover of £50 million per annum for the companies involved by 2026, according to new research.

Hyde adds SME experience to innovation centre board

Hyde adds SME experience to innovation centre board

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

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Fish Farming Expert has asked individuals connected to the salmon farming industry about their year, and what they hope for in 2022. We continue the series with Heather Jones, chief executive of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

The real deal: can living kelp hides boost cleaner fish?

The real deal: can living kelp hides boost cleaner fish?

KelpRing, a company that makes KelpRing live seaweed hides for cleaner fish used in salmon pens, has received a £125,000 funding package from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund to explore potential benefits of its device.

How back-to-work course rekindled my love of aquaculture

How back-to-work course rekindled my love of aquaculture

A programme to help women return to work after a career break, and to choose a job in aquaculture, has opened to applications for a new intake. Here aquaculture reproduction expert Bridie Grant explains how the confidence-building and skills development work of the inaugural Women Returners Programme helped her get back to working life after she left to start a family and found herself struggling to pick up where she had left off.

Gallagher steps down from SAIC board to focus on key year for SSF

Gallagher steps down from SAIC board to focus on key year for SSF

Scottish Sea Farms today announced that managing director Jim Gallagher has stepped down from the board of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) to focus on opportunities immediately ahead for the salmon farmer – including more than £40 million of key strategic investments next year.

New funding opportunity for aquaculture innovators

New funding opportunity for aquaculture innovators

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.

Loch Duart joins ‘open data’ pilot project

Loch Duart joins ‘open data’ pilot project

Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart is hosting a £1.1 million pilot project aimed at accelerating the aquaculture sector’s digital transformation and supporting the drive towards enhanced sustainability, productivity, and operational efficiency on fish farms.

The tiny jellyfish suspected of causing a big problem

The tiny jellyfish suspected of causing a big problem

The damage that microscopic jellyfish might be doing to farmed salmon will be discussed at the International Gill Health Conference taking place online tomorrow and Wednesday.

Making fish farm impact modelling more accurate

Making fish farm impact modelling more accurate

A consortium of organisations in Scotland is developing a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment.