Projects
We channel our resources into the areas that will benefit the Scottish aquaculture sector the most. The research we fund is geared towards meeting genuine needs and solving industry challenges.
Sign up to our Newsbites for project updatesPriority innovation areas
Our work is focused on catalysing and co-funding innovation in the areas identified by the sector as being top priorities. We call them our priority innovation areas – or PIAs for short.
Over the years, the industry’s priorities for innovation have evolved. Therefore, so too have our PIAs. This helps ensure that we continue to deliver maximum benefit from the combined investment being made. SAIC's three PIAs are 1: Finfish health & welfare, 2: Unlocking sector capacity, and 3: Shellfish and other non-finfish species.
Investment
To date, SAIC has invested around £9.37m into collaborative research.
Partnership
SAIC-funded research spans 86 different project partners.
Projects
So far, SAIC has helped fund 65 collaborative research projects.
Industry-academic collaborations
Some projects are small-scale ‘Rapid Response’ projects – so called because they have a project lifetime of less than one year. Others are longer-term, multi-partner collaborations of up to three and a half years. Each project unites industry know-how with specialist academic expertise; something that SAIC works hard to encourage by helping forge the necessary connections.
Developing diagnostic techniques for assessing fish health
Find out moreScaling up the use of cleaner fish
Find out moreDeveloping DNA-based methodologies for seabed monitoring
Discover moreClinical nutrition and the treatment of Atlantic salmon gill diseases
Discover moreImproving cleaner fish vaccination
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Genetic discovery marks significant progress in fight against fish disease...
Clinical chemistry could shift aquaculture’s approach to fish health
Experts look to strike the right balance for salmon gill health
