Aquaculture monitoring in Shetland completed

The Marine Planning Service of Shetland Islands Council have just completed the latest round of monitoring for the marine aquaculture industry in Shetland. This involves inspecting each aquaculture development to make sure that it complies with the conditions of its planning consent and ensuring that the equipment on site is fit for purpose.

There are at present 236 aquaculture sites around the Shetland coastline and mussel sites now outnumber fin fish sites, 109 for fin fish and 127 for mussels. Of this total, 195 sites are currently active (equipment on site), 90 being finfish farms and 105 being shellfish farms. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers