Expertise

Expertise

The aquaculture team at Shetland UHI have a broad-ranging expertise and hands-on experience with cultivating numerous aquatic species.

We have a long track record of aquaculture science projects and have delivered a wide range of research, innovation, consultancy, and knowledge exchange activities, gaining capabilities in several aquaculture disciplines. Our previous aquaculture activities include development of broodstock and larviculture of various cold water marine finfish species (including; Atlantic halibut, Atlantic cod, haddock, wolffish, wrasse and lumpfish) and shellfish species (including; mussels, scallops, sea urchins, European lobsters, and brown crabs), management and control of sea lice (including; cleanerfish and development of novel therapeutics), trialling seaweed cultivation and development of end-products, fish and shellfish diet and nutrition, stock health and welfare, live prey cultivation (including; microalgae, copepods, rotifers and Artemia), growth modelling and quality monitoring.

In addition, most of us have significant direct experience of working in aquaculture businesses, which helps us to deliver a wide range of relevant aquaculture vocational training and CPD courses.

The aquaculture staff at Shetland UHI are connected to the UHI Aquaculture HUB, which is a network of aquaculture-active researchers and knowledge exchange practitioners across the university network.  Through the Aquaculture Hub we have access to additional specialisms and some funding to support knowledge exchange activities with aquaculture-related businesses.