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Commenting on the findings of the 2008 Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey, Minister for Environment Roseanna Cunningham said:-

“These figures underline the importance of Scotland’s shellfish farming industry to our economy since 2007. Its total value has soared by almost 25 per cent in a year to £7.55 million, and the sector is on something of a roll at the moment.

“Our new aquaculture framework aims to capitalise on one of the world’s fastest growing food producing sectors, underlining our reputation for being at the forefront of sustainable aquaculture and fisheries. The future is not without its challenges, and our new Shellfish Forum will help overcome hurdles as well as identify new opportunities.

“I recently attended the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards and witnessed many fine examples of one of our most dynamic and successful industries. Our new ‘Eat More Fish’ campaign and the next steps of our national food and drink policy underlines our determination to enhance Scotland’s growing reputation as one of the world’s finest food producing nations.”

Congratulations to Blueshell Mussels for winning the "Best Shellfish Farm Award"

“We are delighted to win three awards including ‘Best Marine Aquaculture Company.’ These accolades reflect the growth of the company since we started harvesting in 2000,” said Michael Laurenson, Blueshell’s managing director. “Our achievements are a direct result of the innovation, hard work and dedication demonstrated by all the team at Blueshell Mussels."

Loch Ryan Shellfish were runners-up in this category.

Research funding is hard to come by. However, when funding opportunities do arise it is usually with a very tight time window and there is often not enough time for proper consultation between researchers and industry. This then leads to the situation where the research agenda for industry is being lead by the researchers rather than the likely beneficiaries: the growers.

To try to help this situation, the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) would like to find out what the shellfish industry’s research priorities are so that we can have collaborators and their priorities ready when appropriate opportunities for funding arise.

Please email Kenny Black (kenny.black@sams.ac.uk) with your research priorities.

C/o Muckairn Mussels Ltd, Achnacloich, Connel, Argyll, PA37 1PR.

Telephone: 44 (0) 1631 710 653