UK Aquaculture Awards shortlist revealed
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Producers, suppliers and academic institutions are all represented in the shortlist for the UK Aquaculture Awards 2022 which has been published today.
The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at Aquaculture UK, the trade show and conference taking place in Aviemore, in the Highlands, on 4 May.
The shortlisted individuals and organisations, in full, are:
Rising Star
- Andre Van – Kames Fish Farm
- Andrew Richardson – InnovaFeed
- Connie Pattillo – Mowi Scotland
- Rhianna Rees – SAMS Enterprise
Collaboration
- Deep Branch – REACT-FIRST Project
- Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) – Curriculum Development for Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security (SSNS)
- Mowi Scotland – Brexit Working Group
Innovation
- BMT – Decision Support System
- Mowi Scotland – Mowi Academy
- World Feeds Ltd – VAF Feed Blocks
Environmental Impact
- Fjord Maritime – Fjord Hybrid
- Noushin Arfatahery and Professor Jens Rolff
- Adam Rainsden – Organic Sea Harvest
Economic Sustainability
- Mokshinika Shrimp Farms
- Scottish Sea Farms
Community Initiative
- Scottish Salmon Company – Healthy Communities Community Charter
- Himalayan Fish Farm & Aqua Tech
- Mowi Scotland Ltd – Mowi Salmon Wagon
Shellfish Farmer of the Year
- Magne Cathrinus Hoem – Norgeskjell
- Judith Brown – Isle of Skye Mussel Company Ltd
- Judith Vajk – Caledonian Oysters
- George Holmyard – Offshore Shellfish Ltd
Finfish Farmer of the Year
- Robert Currie – The Scottish Salmon Company
- Stephen Woods – Scottish Sea Farms
Animal Welfare
- Benchmark Animal Health
- University of Stirling & Ace Aquatec
- The Scottish Salmon Company
Aquaculture Supplier of the Year
- Ocean Kinetics
- Nutrition Analytical Service, University of Stirling
- Underwater Contracting Ltd
Unsung Hero
- Ian Keen-Smith – Cooke Aquaculture Scotland
- Euan McArthur – Organic Sea Harvest
- Paul Christian Ryan – Pacific Ocean Culture Pte Ltd
- David Stewart – The Scottish Salmon Company
- Ed Ley-Wilson – Aquascot
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
- Jim Treasurer – FAI Farms
- Nick Bradbury – BioMar
- Stuart Cannon – Kames Fish Farm
- Dan Phillips – Mowi Scotland
The winners in two more categories – Best Aquaculture Company and the Judge’s Special Recognition Award – will be announced on the night.
Aquaculture UK 2022 will be the first large-scale in-person event for the industry in Britain since the advent of the Covid pandemic. It will take place at Macdonald Aviemore Resort Aviemore, Scotland on 3-5 May 2022.