INSTITUTE OF AQUACULTURE
retired and was succeeded as Director by Randolph Rich- ards. The Institute continued to grow and, in 1998, was further strengthened by the arrival of aquatic-related staff from the university’s biology department. These included the NERC-funded aquatic biochemistry group led by Professor John Sargent. The group greatly expanded existing research on nutrition and are world-leaders on the formation and importance of lipids in fish nutrition and their significance in human health.
Manipulation
Control of reproduction and smoltification has been a major factor in the expansion of the salmon industry and Institute scientists carried out much of the research behind the prevention of maturation in salmonids and the produc- tion of out-of-season smolts. Manipulation of seasonal maturation has now been extended to cod and sea- bass. Genetic improvements, including the identification of progeny, are also central to successful aquaculture and the Institute has been heavily involved in related research in salmonids and other marine fish.
The Institute continues to be very active in develop- ing countries – particularly targeting poverty alleviation and seeking to understand the complex social and economic factors that influence the suc- cess of aquaculture in differ- ent regions.
The Institute will maintain a broad research capabil- ity in order to adapt to the
30 years of Scottish Aquaculture
Captions - from the top, clockwise: The Institute’s first PhD student conference (2008); Rod Wootten explaining fish parasitology to Lord Strathclyde (1990); Howietoun is still producing salmon smolts for the industry; New Institute Director Professor Brian Austin and Prof Brendan McAndrew talking tilapia with Ann McKechin, MSP in 2009; Opening of new molecular biology labs by Lewis Macdonald (Scottish Minister) with Prof Randolph Richards in 2005
ever-evolving requirements of both the industry and public agencies. 2009 saw the ap- pointment of a new Director, Professor Brian Austin, and the Institute will continue to play its part in aquaculture development and food secu- rity worldwide.
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