Increasing capacity for salmon farming in areas of high dispersion
Project Summary
Project life: 36 months
Anticipated Benefits
Better data on the benthic footprint of exposed sites; improved environmental monitoring and compliance; and increased production – both in terms of farming existing sites and developing new sites.
£195k
Total value
47%
Industry Contribution
39%
SAIC Contribution
14%
Academia Contribution
Partners
- Cooke Aquaculture Scotland
- Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), a partner of UHI
- Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada