Aberdeen Students Visit

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10 June 2016 - Biology students from Aberdeen University have been at NAFC on a week-long field course.

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Some of the Aberdeen Students learn about salmon farming from NAFC instructor Kenny Gifford. Photo by Laurence Pearson

The annual Fish and Shellfish Biology field course brings 20 undergraduate students from the University's School of Biological Sciences, accompanied by four staff, to NAFC each year. The course incorporates a wide variety of activities aimed at giving the students a broad introduction to fisheries science as well as an overview of the various maritime industries in Shetland.

The course includes a trip on NAFC's fishing vessel Atlantia II to see a demersal trawl in operation. The students are given the opportunity to sort the catch, collect biological data for each of the main commercial species and undertake a short fisheries research project. Students are also given a tour of the various aquaculture sites in and around the Scalloway area.

During their visit the students stay at the Bridge End Outdoor Centre in Burra Isle.