Researchers address global gill health challenge

RESEARCH that will address global gill health issues in farmed salmon is being undertaken on sites in Scotland and Tasmania, Australia. The project aims to improve the monitoring and treatment of gill disease, which is one of the aquaculture sector’s biggest challenges. A Scottish consortium – which comprises Scottish Sea Farms, the University of Aberdeen,…

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Stirling gill health meeting postponed

THE Gill Health Initiative conference due to be held in Stirling in April has been postponed due to coronavirus fears, the organisers announced today. Several of the organisations and businesses due to take part in the event, GHI2020, have introduced bans on non-essential travel, said the GHI steering committee. ‘Given the international nature of the…

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Cleaversmith off to new job in Canada

FORMER Akva Group Scotland managing director Jason Cleaversmith is to start a new role in Canada. He has been appointed by the Prince Edward Island Centre for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) as vice president of its health and nutrition business unit and general manager of its Canadian operations. Cleaversmith, who has also held posts at…

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SAIC secures £10m to help industry thrive

THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) plans to focus on small and medium sized enterprises over the next five years, after securing its second phase of funding, worth £10 million. It will also use the money to develop aquaculture skills and talent across Scotland through a mentoring scheme; working with undergraduates and schools to build…

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Salmon farmer tackles gill health with £1.9m workboat

SCOTTISH Sea Farms is improving its response time to gill health issues with a new, purpose built workboat. The £1.9 million Fair Isle will service the salmon farmer’s more northerly regions, delivering veterinary treatment. The company’s existing workboat, the Sally Ann, will be deployed at Scottish Sea Farms’ mainland operations. SSF head of welfare Dr…

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Minister\’s £20,000 boost for women in aquaculture

THE Scottish government has pledged to support an initiative to boost career opportunities for women in aquaculture, with the announcement today of £20,000 funding. The investment was unveiled by Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment, at the opening of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers conference in Oban. Gougeon had…

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Minister\’s £20,000 boost for women in aquaculture

THE Scottish government has pledged to support an initiative to boost career opportunities for women in aquaculture, with the announcement today of £20,000 funding. The investment was unveiled by Mairi Gougeon, Scotland’s minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment, at the opening of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers conference in Oban. Gougeon had…

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Fast test to detect deadly heart disease

AN early warning system for one of farmed salmon’s deadliest diseases is being developed by a Scottish research consortium. Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), a fatal viral disease which causes inflammation of the heart, is known to be caused by piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV), although the triggers for the disease are not fully understood. It can lead…

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Salmon farmer invests £750,000 in gill health

SCOTTISH Sea Farms is to lead a research project focused on increasing understanding of gill health in farmed salmon. The £601,000 study – of which Scottish Sea Farms will fund 62 per cent – will be the salmon farmer’s second such collaboration with academics at the University of Aberdeen, feed specialists BioMar and the Scottish…

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Scotland to invest £2m in fish health

SCOTLAND’S aquaculture sector is to invest £2 million to further explore tools and techniques to improve fish health, it was announced today. The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) confirmed funding for five new innovation projects which, with combined investment from industry and academia, will help deliver the Scottish government’s 10-year Farmed Fish Health Framework. Initiatives…

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