Events
Seawork – Europe’s leading commercial marine and workboat exhibition
Seawork provides businesses the opportunity to showcase their products and services to an international audience. The exhibition attracts over 7.700 visitors each year, drawing crowds from around the globe. The three-day exhibition and conference hosts high quality exhibitors, speakers and conference format that focuses on innovation, trends and industry insight, offering an ideal platform for…
Read MoreAquaculture UK postponed until May 2022
Britain’s biggest aquaculture exhibition and conference, Aquaculture UK, has been postponed for a year because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. The show, which was due to take place on 19-21 May, will be deferred to the new dates of 3-5 May 2022 at the Macdonald Resort in Aviemore, Scotland. Diversified Communications, which runs the event,…
Read MoreLoch Duart recognised in rural awards
SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been shortlisted for the Rural Business Awards North in the Best Rural Food and Drink Business category. The company, which farms in Sutherland and the Uists, marks its 20th anniversary this year, and recently launched a community fund to help local projects. The Salmon Pool, a partnership between Loch…
Read MoreLoch Duart shortlisted for community award
SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been named as a finalist in the Food and Drink Federation Awards. The company, which farms in Sutherland and the Uists, is shortlisted in the Community Partner category, recognising its support for local projects. Loch Duart, in association with its feed supplier, Cargill Aqua Nutrition, set up the Salmon…
Read MoreGoing to Trondheim? Book a space with SAIC
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has managed to secure a stand at Aqua Nor, the hugely over-subscribed aquaculture exhibition being held in Trondheim in August. But SAIC CEO Heather Jones said her organisation is ‘very active in supporting a Scottish mission to Aqua Nor’ and in the absence of a Scotland pavilion this year,…
Read MoreAqua Nor to get the royal treatment again
CROWN Prince Haakon of Norway is to attend the official opening of the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim this August. The visit marks the 20th time in the biennial event’s 40-year history that a member of the Norwegian royal family has been present at the show. Aqua Nor is the world\’s largest trade exhibition for…
Read MoreBerlin showcase for aquaculture start-ups
AQUACULTURE start-ups have a unique opportunity to meet investors at a special innovation forum being held during the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) conference in Berlin this autumn. The EAS brings together the international aquaculture community at its annual events, which feature a multi-disciplinary scientific conference alongside a trade fare and business meetings. This gathering of…
Read MoreRecord entries for Aqua Nor award
THERE have been a record number of applicants for the Aqua Nor Innovation Award, with the winner to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. Among the entrants is at least one Scottish company, although the last winner, Dundee based Ace Aquatec, said it had not entered any of its innovations this year.…
Read MoreAce leader scoops Director of the Year innovation prize
DUNDEE based Ace Aquatec has added another award to an impressive haul, with managing director Nathan Pyne-Carter named Director of the Year in the innovation category of the Institute of Directors Scotland awards last night. The judges said Pyne-Carter, who has pioneered a range of technical solutions for the aquaculture industry, is ‘a leader who…
Read MoreDon’t forget to vote – for industry prize night
THERE are just five days left to vote for the People’s Choice award in next week’s Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards. The winners of all eight categories will be announced at a special ceremony at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Wednesday, May 29. This year, the event has been opened up to international entrants, and the…
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