Going to Trondheim? Book a space with SAIC

THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has managed to secure a stand at Aqua Nor, the hugely over-subscribed aquaculture exhibition being held in Trondheim in August. But SAIC CEO Heather Jones said her organisation is ‘very active in supporting a Scottish mission to Aqua Nor’ and in the absence of a Scotland pavilion this year,…

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Aqua Nor to get the royal treatment again

CROWN Prince Haakon of Norway is to attend the official opening of the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this August. The visit marks the 20th time in the biennial event’s 40-year history that a member of the Norwegian royal family has been present at the show. Aqua Nor is the world\’s largest trade exhibition for…

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Award Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist

BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…

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Award Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist

BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…

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Making a mark with Trondheim seminar

BENCHMARK, the aquaculture breeding and genetics specialist, is staging a seminar during the Aqua Nor exhibition in August. Following a welcome from Benchmark CEO Malcolm Pye, the seminar programme will include the following presentations: • The importance of animal welfare in modern food production – do we take it seriously enough? – Dag Henning, director…

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Gael Force rolls out Scottish hospitality at Aqua Nor

SCOTLAND will be well represented at the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this summer by Gael Force Group. The Inverness based aquaculture equipment supplier is taking an 84 square metre stand in Hall D, alongside the big Norwegian players. From here, it plans the global launch of what it describes as ‘a newly developed and…

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Record entries for Aqua Nor award

THERE have been a record number of applicants for the Aqua Nor Innovation Award, with the winner to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. Among the entrants is at least one Scottish company, although the last winner, Dundee based Ace Aquatec, said it had not entered any of its innovations this year.…

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Ace leader scoops Director of the Year innovation prize

DUNDEE based Ace Aquatec has added another award to an impressive haul, with managing director Nathan Pyne-Carter named Director of the Year in the innovation category of the Institute of Directors Scotland awards last night. The judges said Pyne-Carter, who has pioneered a range of technical solutions for the aquaculture industry, is ‘a leader who…

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Aqua Nor ‘not in danger’ over traffic row

THE organisers of Aqua Nor, arguably the biggest event in the aquaculture calendar, have issued an extraordinary statement insisting the show will ‘go ahead as planned’. In what will come as a surprise to exhibitors and delegates outside Norway, a municipal row in Trondheim, which hosts the event, has threatened to halt the biennial exhibition.…

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Scots scientists drive seaweed safeguards

OBAN based researchers are advising world leaders on how to safeguard the global seaweed industry, which is now worth about $5 billion annually. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) recently delivered a presentation to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), highlighting biosecurity issues in the fast growing sector. The FAO now intends to…

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