November 5, 2024 - Tiny Fish has scooped up another award as 'Best Start Up' during the 2024 Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards evening in Inverness. Established in February of this year they have received the award for collaboration during the Aquaculture UK Awards, and the Innovation Award for Aquaculture during the Global Seafood Alliance Responsible Seafood summit.
Tiny Fish harvest juvenile salmon which would otherwise be euthanised as they would unsuccessfully be transferred to sea. They now support all salmon producers in Scotland to rear their fish in hatcheries with a new Zero Waste initiative and the highest level of sustainability. Replacing anaesthetics with Ace Aquatec's electrical stunning solutions allows the product to be utilised for human-food-consumption. Tiny Fish has subsequently setup a processing, packaging and freezing supply chain to serve a very diverse set of customers. These include premium freeze dried pet treats of cats and dogs, to zoo's and aquarium that are interested in a freshwater feed alternative for their animals, and also hotels, restaurants and bars.
Jarl van den Berg, and Teresa Garzon, the Founders of Tiny Fish wish to make the business model a robust success in Scotland before supporting the industries in other countries. Starting in 2025 they will use a grant provided by the Scottish government to buy equipment to further process the small salmon by removing the head, guts and tails in order to provide a wider product offering to customers. They will then look to support hatcheries in other countries with the same desire to reach zero waste.
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