Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre

Food security is a key existential issue for any country. At a time of unprecedented change as the UK leaves the European Union, the value to Scotland’s economy of farmed seafood is the highest it has ever been, eclipsing the value of seafood caught through the efforts of the UK fishing fleet. Farmed Scottish salmon contributes more to UK balance of trade revenues than any other single food product. Last year, global salmon exports generated £700m of income from industrial activity in Scotland in a sector that supports over 12,000 jobs, thriving coastal and urban communities, and multiple businesses throughout the supply chain.