Stirling awarded grant for Vietnam vaccine project

Pangasius catfish in hand in banana leaf

Scientists at the University of Stirling have been awarded more than £770,000 to support the roll out of a new vaccine that could deliver major benefits to the aquaculture industry in Vietnam. The new project – led by the University’s world-leading Institute of Aquaculture – will build on a previous study that developed an innovative…

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Funding secured for cleaner fish vaccination project

Research into the optimal formulation and delivery of vaccines to safeguard ballan wrasse from bacterial disease has been given a funding boost following a successful first phase. Researchers hope the project could lead to greater use of the cleaner fish to control sea lice on salmon farms. A consortium of UK academics and aquaculture partners…

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