Posts Tagged ‘University of Aberdeen’
60-year salmon study helps understand a species under threat
The most detailed long-term study ever carried out of Atlantic salmon in a Scottish river valley has yielded valuable insights, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The data covers six decades’ worth of data on salmon populations and river conditions in Girnock Burn, Royal Deeside. Atlantic salmon have long been identified as a threatened…
Read MoreMore wild fish should be eaten, not fed to salmon, scientists say
Consumers would get a better mix of nutrients if they ate more of the wild fish species that are typically used for salmon feed. That’s the message from a study by scientists from four leading UK universities, who analysed the nutrient content of wild caught fish such as mackerel, anchovies and herring and compared it…
Read MoreCall for salmon industry insights
Researchers working on a study of Scotland’s high value food and drink industries are keen to hear from those involved in the salmon sector. The project, run by academics at the University of Aberdeen’s Rowett Institute and Scotland’s Rural College, will be investigating the costs and opportunities for Scottish products with higher value status and…
Read MoreResearchers 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,…
Read MoreSalmon 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…
Read MorePrize winning Prof is new Stirling boss
PROFESSOR Selina Stead has been appointed director of the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University. She takes up her new post on March 1. Stead (pictured) is currently Dean, Public Orator and Professor of Marine Governance and Environmental Science at Newcastle University, where she has worked for the past 15 years. In July 2017 she…
Read MoreAquaculture wins £5.1m research funding
FISH vaccines made from algae are one of 12 projects receiving a total of £5.1 million to fund aquaculture research. Other projects, announced this week, include studying genetics and breeding patterns, looking at how shellfish can be more sustainable, immunising trout against kidney disease, and examining how robust salmon are and how susceptible to disease…
Read MoreWest coast 'important' herring ground
A SURVEY to assess herring stocks to the west of Scotland has found that the area to the west of Melvaig, Wester Ross, holds some importance as a winter/spring spawning ground. The international, multi-partner survey – led by marine scientists Dr Steven Mackinson of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), along with the Pelagic Freezer-trawler…
Read More£800,000 project targets gill health
A PROJECT worth almost £800,000 has been launched by Scottish Sea Farms and feed company BioMar to target gill health in farmed salmon. The £798,400, two-year initiative, part funded by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), will develop innovative diagnostic tools to precisely monitor the gill condition of salmon in seawater pens, along with devising…
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