Posts Tagged ‘Institute of Aquaculture’
Judges named for 2020 Aquaculture Awards
THE judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, to be held in Aviemore during the Aquaculture UK trade exhibition in May, have been announced. They include Alex Adrian, aquaculture operations manager of Crown Estate Scotland; Rob Fletcher, senior editor of the Fish Site; Martin Gill, head of aquaculture and fisheries of Lloyds Register; Nicki Holmyard, director…
Read MoreOral sea lice vaccine feeds hope
AN oral vaccine for sea lice is being developed by a team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts. The aim of the project is to produce a vaccine that can be delivered through feed, following recent advances in the understanding of fish immune systems. With funding provided through the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), partners…
Read MoreStirling PhD opportunities for two students
APPLICATIONS are still open for two PhD projects, programmes and scholarships at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture. The first, under the lead supervision of Professor David Little, is: ‘A global assessment of aquaculture products from a food systems and value chain perspective towards the development of a personal environmental/health impact tool.’ In a description of…
Read MoreStirling’s academic pioneers win top prize
THE Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University is to receive the UK’s most prestigious academic honour, the Queen’s Anniversary Prize. The accolade – part of the UK honours system – was announced during a special reception at St James’s Palace last night and will be officially presented at Buckingham Palace in February. Introduced in 1994,…
Read More\’More questions than answers\’ in gender debate
THERE is no wilful exclusion of women from aquaculture roles, but there is a generational issue of men avoiding the ‘difficulty of having a more diverse workplace’. This was the view of Lara Barazi, CEO of Kephalonian Fisheries in Greece, one of six panellists (three women and three men) at a Women in Aquaculture seminar…
Read More\’More questions than answers\’ in gender debate
THERE is no wilful exclusion of women from aquaculture roles, but there is a generational issue of men avoiding the ‘difficulty of having a more diverse workplace’. This was the view of Lara Barazi, CEO of Kephalonian Fisheries in Greece, one of six panellists (three women and three men) at a Women in Aquaculture seminar…
Read MoreStirling explores feed factor in sea lice fight
A NEW £300,000 study involving Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) and a leading animal feed manufacturer will explore how feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish. Led by Dr Armin Sturm, a senior lecturer at the Institute and a sea lice expert, the research could reduce the need for anti-parasite treatments in aquaculture. If…
Read MoreNew vaccine hope for rainbow trout fry
A NEW vaccine for rainbow trout is to be trialled in a project led by Dawnfresh, Scotland’s biggest trout farmer, and the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA). A consortium, which also includes Kames Fish Farming, another Scottish trout farm operator, and Tethys Aquaculture, an aquaculture research impact company, will test the rainbow trout…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms scores awards hat-trick
IT was Scottish Sea Farms’ night at Aquaculture Awards 2019 yesterday, with the company picking up three coveted prizes at a special ceremony in Edinburgh. And the evening also saw Fish Farmer\’s William Dowds receive special recognition for his contribution to aquaculture. First up for Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) was the Applied Research Breakthrough award,…
Read MoreDon’t forget to vote – for industry prize night
THERE are just five days left to vote for the People’s Choice award in next week’s Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards. The winners of all eight categories will be announced at a special ceremony at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Wednesday, May 29. This year, the event has been opened up to international entrants, and the…
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