Projects
We channel our resources into the areas that will benefit the Scottish aquaculture sector the most, including reducing its environmental footprint and increasing its economic impact.
Sign up to our Newsbites for project updatesA comprehensive assessment of failed fish by the incorporation of information on broo...
KelpRing is an innovative new product to support the successful use of cleaner fish (...
This project has provided evidence that there is no negative impact on non-target mar...
This project built and tested a Live Plankton Analysis System (LPAS) prototype that c...
Exploring a modular approach to renewable energy generation in conjunction with aquac...
This project explored ways to increase the availability of marine ingredients for the...
This project demonstrates that Atlantic salmon be grown on feeds with nettle inclusio...
This field-based project focuses on improving best practice for treating fish showing...
Developing a real-time modelling and prediction tool to minimise the impact of HABs o...
The rapid expansion of the salmon farming sector has been made possible through the a...
This project brings together a unique freshwater aquaculture partnership to improve t...
Increased harvest volumes of salmon and reduced reliance on medicinal controls, with...
This project aims to develop a simple and cost-effective mass testing tool that could...
A go-to diagnostic system for testing new feeds prior to in vivo trials, providing de...
Unlocking the mechanisms underlying the variability in gill pathology, generating nov...
Securing the viability of strategies that bolster mucosal robustness and mitigate str...
This project successfully repurposed diagnostic technologies from human and veterinar...
This project explored the use of a water treatment technology (CleanTreat®) to suppor...
Addressing specific scientific questions to fully understand the efficacy and impacts...
Industry-academic collaborations
Some of our projects have a lifetime of less than one year, while 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.
Priority 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.