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Annual conference will address production and marketing issues ure W ory
ith 2015 designated Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink and, by fortunate coincidence, the special theme for October being ‘sustainable shores’, it
was clear that this should provide the theme for the ASSG annual conference this year. Hence the title for the industry event, to be
held in Oban from October 22-23, is Scottish Cultivated Shellfish - Demand Driven Success, and the topics covered are very much target- ed at production and marketing issues. The opening session is ‘Production inno-
Steve Bracken, Herve Miguad, Sunil Kadri and Ken Hughes
vation’ and will include John Holmyard of Offshore Shellfish talking about his work es- tablishing a farm at a site off the Devon coast to produce up to 10,000 tonnes of mussels. Lindsay Angus of Cribba Sound, from the
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other end of the UK in Shetland, will discuss the growth of the industry and the need for seed.
In the second session, Business Challenges,
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David Attwood of Loch Fyne Oysters will look at issues surrounding expansion of Scottish oyster production and ask if we are pre-
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Below: Scottish Minister Aileen McLeod Top right: Stephen Cameron (centre) of SSMG with Nick Lake, left, and Tristan Hugh- Jones of Rossmore Oysters Far right: Heather Jones of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre Right: Patrick Blow Baquaculture specialist
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pared for the risks, while Patrick Blow, who is aquaculture specialist for M&S, poses the question: ‘Volume cultivated seafood supply - is it worth the effort?’ Patrick has extensive experience of both
hands-on aquaculture production and the demands of the multiple retail sector and he will be seeking to show the benefits that can be achieved through co-operative working. This may fit well with the presentation from
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Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquacul- ture Innovation Centre, who will explain the benefits to be gained by industry through academic supported research and develop- ment programmes. While the efficiency of the cultivated shell- fish in hoovering up its food from primary production has to be a major selling point in terms of sustainability, the downside is the potential for this food to include toxic algae. So one session will inevitably be on ‘Building safeguards for industry success’. ‘Biotoxin monitoring – a vital insurance pol-
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icy’ will be the subject of a presentation from Cath McLeod of Seafood Safety Assessment, while Andrew Turner of the Cefas laboratories will present results from his investigations into the strengths and weaknesses of the commercial tests available to growers. On a slightly difference aspect of hazards
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from the natural world, Adrian McLeod of SAMS will identify considerations for main- taining biosecurity of shellfish sites. Jacqui McElhiney of Food Standards Scot-
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land will be talking about norovirus, address- ing EU proposals for a survey to determine its incidence in shellfish in the European market. The final session will examine the place
of Scottish shellfish in the world of Quality Foods, starting with a presentation from Ste- phen Cameron of the Scottish Shellfish Mar- keting Group (SSMG). The SSMG has played a great role in gaining access to both volume and niche markets. Product innovation has been very much part of this but can this be built on further still? Maybe this question will also be answered
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has played a great role in gaining access to both volume and niche markets’
“The SSMG ”
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Janet Brown works to support and promote all aspects of sustainable shellfi sh culture and restoration via The Shellfi sh Team and edits The Grower.
Paul Wheelhouse is Scotland’s Minister for the Environment and Climate Change and is an MSP for the South of Scotland.
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