The 2-year Erasmus+ Sector Skills Alliance project “BlueEDU” was completed in January with the results now published on the project website.
New Research on the use of Open Educational Resources in Aquaculture Published
New Publication: The Sustainability Conundrum of Fishmeal Substitution by Plant Ingredients in Shrimp Feeds
IMMANA project Bangladesh: Alexandra Pounds and colleagues collecting survey data Mar 19
Dr Richard Newton is interviewed by The Fish Site about his research and experiences in black soldier fly and aquaculture over the last decade
Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the current mainstay of the aquafeed industry. To read the full article click here
Vocational Training College Development Zambia
Happy Christmas and New Year
Wasseem Emam PhD student carrying out field work in the Nile delta Egypt for the BOLTI project
Institute of Aquaculture PhD student Wasseem Emam doing his field work in the Nile delta as part of the Newton British Council Funded BOLTI project. His PhD is investigating 'Different aspects on the welfare of farmed tilapia in Egypt'. The project is also working with the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of Kafr El Sheik University and WorldFish Center Abassa in partnership.
Introductory publication to a special issue of Aquaculture: Emerging trends in aquaculture value chain research
Professor Dave Little, alongside colleagues from the Wageningen University and Research, Michigan State University and Nangyang Technical University Singapore have published an introductory paper, ‘Emerging trends in aquaculture value chain research’, to a special issue of the journal Aquaculture on the same theme. See here video with Prof Simon Bush describing the background behind this new special edition on global value chains
Highlands & Islands Enterprise RAS Study Updated
Highlands & Islands Enterprise recently commissioned an update supplement to our 2014 “Review of Recirculation Aquaculture Technologies and their Commercial Application” which is now available via their website. It documents the increasing investment in RAS and implications for the Scottish aquaculture industry.