New research on more efficient use of by-products in the Scottish salmon farming industry

New research  on more efficient use of by-products in the Scottish salmon farming industry

The Scottish salmon farming industry could generate an additional £23.7 million a year if it used its salmon by-products more judiciously.

  • New research from the  Sustainable Aquaculture  Group ,  has found that the total by-product value output could be improved by 803 percent (£23.7 million), based on 2015 figures, adding 5.5 percent to the value of the country's salmon industry.

IMAQulate Project 2nd Annual Progress and Planning Meeting: Andra Pradesh, India

IMAQulate Project 2nd Annual Progress and Planning Meeting: Andra Pradesh, India

The  BBSRC-funded IMAQulate project held its second annual progress and planning meeting in  Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, from 9th-15th January 2018. Partners from the UK, India, Bangladesh and Kenya met to discuss the progress made in situation analyses of PHP use on farms, hatcheries and nurseries, as well as microbiological analyses of PHP products and extraction and isolation of saponins from a variety of natural sources to test potential beneficial effects on fish immunity.