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Health and immune outcomes of novel omega-3 oils in Atlantic salmon
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Trialling low-frequency acoustic startle response devices (A-ASR®) at Scottish salmon farms to reduce seal predation
The deployment and trial of a low‑frequency acoustic startle response (A-ASR®) device...
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Insectrial revolution: shaping the future of sustainable protein
Stimulating the establishment of a world-leading sustainable insect industry in the U...
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Improving seabed monitoring through standardised imaging and AI analysis: SEA-AI
This project sought to determine how underwater imagery could be captured more effect...
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Using 3D photogrammetry to monitor aquaculture impacts on hard substrate seabeds
This project sought to validate 3D photogrammetry as a regulatory tool for monitoring...
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Evaluating CO₂-derived single-cell protein for sustainable fish feed
The ultimate goal of this project was to transform food production and supply chains...
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INCREASE: Enhancing predictive models for organic waste dispersal
The primary tool used in Scotland to model the dispersal of organic waste is NewDEPOM...
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ExPAND in2 the Future: Realising the full capacity of the Scottish salmon industry
The ExPAND2 project brought together developers, researchers, and sector practitioner...
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Connected Seafarm: Unlocking the value of data in aquaculture
The ‘Connected Seafarm’ project aimed to transform aquaculture by leveraging digital...
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ZOEX: converting waves into energy for fish farming
This project aimed to confirm whether mounting the ZOEX Wave Energy Converter (WEC) t...
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Exploration of groutless rock anchors to support aquaculture infrastructure
Groutless technology has the potential to reduce the costs associated with traditiona...
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Aquaculture Insights: open data platform for salmon aquaculture
Developing an open data platform for fish farmers, to combine multiple data sources a...
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Virtual maintenance and training of fish farms through photogrammetry and virtual reality
Virtual reality: bringing gaming technology to fish farm maintenance and taking train...
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Fish oil waste source for the production of bio-based surfactants
This project investigated the use of oils extracted from fish industry waste to produ...
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NAMAqI: a novel approach to monitoring aquaculture impacts
Total free sulphides as an indicator of aquatic health
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ExPAND: Expanding environments, physics, and accuracy in NewDEPOMOD
Accurate and reliable predictive modelling of the benthic impacts of salmon farming.
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EMFF 2: driving sustainability and increasing capacity
Driving sustainability and unlocking additional capacity for Scottish aquaculture
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EMFF 1: non-medicinal interventions and operational innovation
Piloting non-medicinal interventions and innovative operational improvements in Scott...
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MeioMetBar: Development of DNA-based methodologies for seabed monitoring
