New era and new home for SAIC
Formerly known as the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre , SAIC begins a new chapter by relocating to the Highlands from its longstanding home in Stirling, taking on new funding from…
View of the nature of Scotland, United Kingdom. Bay with blue water and fish farms
DNA modelling drives seabed sampling evolution
A new environmental-DNA (e-DNA) approach for monitoring the seabed conditions around marine fish farms could significantly speed up the assessment of sediment samples, enabling salmon producers and the Scottish Environment…
Aquaculture researchers secure funding to explore next-generation tech
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced its support for three innovation projects aimed at enhancing finfish health and welfare in response to a changing climate and other emerging…
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Taking the helm to host Women in Scottish Aquaculture
Lantra Scotland, the training and skills body for land-based industries and aquaculture, has stepped in to take over as the new host of Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) – the…
Aerial view of net-cage fishfarm
International drive to standardise sea lice modelling
A consortium of researchers from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands are working on a new benchmark testing tool that could help to better validate the predictions of the dispersion…
SAIC secures £1.5 million funding from Scottish Government
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development (R&D), delivered in collaboration between the private and public sectors.…
Funding booster 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, in a project…
Novel sea lice vaccine research jumps to next stage
A team of experts investigating the potential of a pioneering vaccination against sea lice has secured funding to take its research to the next stage, helping to address one of…
Celebrating a decade of skills programmes
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has boosted the skillset of almost 500 individuals across the aquaculture sector since the launch of its skills programmes in 2014. SAIC has equipped…
Aerial view of coast by Appin with views over Shuna Island and Arnamurchan, Scotland
Funding boost for aquaculture research
The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is supporting further research into fish health and wellbeing initiatives in 2024, with seven successful projects set to benefit from its most recent funding…
