SAIC Workshop: Climate-ready salmon aquaculture - strategies for the future

Our latest SAIC workshop, Climate-Ready Salmon Aquaculture — Strategies for the Future, convened industry leaders, researchers and policy experts to tackle the pressing challenges posed by climate change in the salmon aquaculture sector.

Climate change has posed increasingly complex challenges for salmon aquaculture, from the rising frequency of marine heatwaves to shifts in pathogen dynamics and ecosystem interactions. Building a robust understanding of these impacts was central to our latest SAIC workshop, where experts assessed how the sector can develop adaptive strategies that safeguard fish welfare, maintain production efficiency, and support long-term sustainability.

The event brought together specialists from research, industry, and policy. Through a series of presentations, panel sessions, and an interactive group discussion, participants examined the challenges facing the sector and identified new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

The workshop was hosted in collaboration with Dr. Lynne Falconer of the University of Stirling. Her UKRI-funded research project, Addressing the ability of marine aquaculture to respond to climate change using systems thinking and precision-based frameworks, provided several of the interconnected themes that shaped the day’s discussions.

Thanks to all of our representatives from the University of Stirling, Wellfish Tech, Scottish Sea Farms, BioMar, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, the Institute of Marine Research (Norway), the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), and Nofima (Norway).