Welcome to the last Fish Farmer of 2024. In this issue we cover a wide range of topics, from the challenge posed by sea lice to a breakthrough in shrimp genetics. We have a report from the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association conference in Oban, and you can read about campaigns in both Norway and Scotland aimed at raising the profile of aquaculture as a career for the next generation. Also find out what has been learned from a study of how the marine environment at Loch Ewe recovered after the salmon farm there was closed. We also look at aquaculture issues around the world from Japan to Canada, and even the Middle East where Finland’s Finnforel is hoping to farm rainbow trout.