ANIMAL BIOSCIENCE AND AQUACULTURE
There's a breadth of work in animal health across the Highlands and Islands, from academia, public sector and industry, with expertise ranging from aquaculture (marine and freshwater) to farm and domestic animals.
In little more than 40 years aquaculture has developed from a handful of research projects into an industry that provides Scotland’s highest value food product – farmed salmon.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), the Scottish Association for Marine Science and the Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation at the University of the Highlands and Islands are only three examples of the academic expertise that is present in our region.
New technologies and innovations are revolutionising the aquaculture, animal health and agriculture sector. Find out more about the sector in the Highlands and Islands (and Scotland) in this report from SEFARI.
Upcoming events
Events for those involved in bioscience and aquaculture
WILD SEAWEED HARVESTING AS A DIVERSIFICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR FISHERMEN
Read our report on wild seaweed harvesting as an opportunity for fishermen to diversify.
The accompanying kelp atlas shows the locations and type of seaweed located around our coastline.
Sector in numbers
jobs in Scotland dependent on salmon farming
aquaculture research organisations
of Scotland's aquaculture production in our region
researchers specialising in animal disease at SRUC Inverness