Mussel raft trials 1975-1982 The Highland and Island Development Board encouraged the development from 1975, and several experimental mussel rafts are deployed at sites around…
Hi-tech hatchery opens to support aquaculture A large-scale £15 million salmon smolts hatchery in Girlsta, owned by the Shetland branch of fish farming company Grieg Seafoods,…
Mussel innovation and growth It wasn’t until the mid to late 90s that mussel farming started to gather some momentum. With the knowledge gained from…
New scallop boats added to Shetland fleet Two new scallop boats were added to the Shetland shellfish fleet in 2015. The 13.27m Askari (BA17), based in Walls,…