Where does the future of aquaculture lie? Some argue that, with increasing pressure on coastal space, the next frontier will have to be further out to sea in exposed, high-energy locations. As Sandy Neil reports in this issue, Shetland may well be one of the locations to see this finally happening at a commercial scale.
Also in this issue, we report on an international workshop that brought together enthusiasts from around the world to Scotland to discuss the challenges and opportunities in growing halibut – a premium fish that could be the next big farmed species.
This month’s magazine also features a Swedish land-based fish farmer with a philosophy based on sustainability; a campaign to get the government to take trout welfare seriously; a report from the Fish Vet Society conference in Edinburgh; and a business set up to extract a valuable ingredient from seaweed.