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The Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum is a registered charity and an independent company whose main aim is to support research into aquaculture and related areas.
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Annual General Meeting
The SARF AGM will take place on Tuesday 15th of May, kindly hosted by Seafish at their offices in Edinburgh. The Board Meeting which precedes the AGM will mainly focus on which research priority topics SARF will take forward to its annual Call for Proposals.
Research Priorities for 2012
February 2012
SARF is about to commence its annual research prioritisation exercise, where we seek to identify the most pressing research needs or knowledge gaps that impact upon the aquaculture sector. These research priorities are put forward for Board discussion by the SARF member organisations, and the Secretariat will be working closely with them on this issue over the coming weeks. If other organisations or individuals have research topics that they consider important, they should discuss these with the most appropriate member organisation - see our Members page.
Sea Lice Research Symposium.
SARF assisted the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) with the organisation of a Scottish Sea Lice Symposium, which was held on the 15th of November 2011 in Edinburgh. The symposium, which was chaired by Professor Phil Thomas, was well attended and the quality of presentations was excellent. For further information, contact the SSPO.
SARF Sub-Session at the World Fisheries Congress - May 2012, Edinburgh.
One of the 2011 research priority topics was advancing knowledge about salmonid migratory routes (Project SARF084). SARF intends to help move this topic forward by participating in part of one of the sessions at the World Fisheries Congress (www.6thwfc2012.com/). We have arranged for two international experts to present an overview of the knowledge gained so far is this area, and to share their thoughts about future developments in techniques. Following these presentations, SARF will lead a facilitated discussion session, where delegates can contribute their own experiences and ideas. We would urge anyone with an interest in wild salmonid migration assessment techniques to attend the session, which will be held on the afternoon of Friday 11th of May. Further details about the session will be posted in due course, but in the meantime please visit the main Congress website for general information.
SARF Final Reports now available on YUDU !!!
Workshops
SARF Workshop 2012
SARF is currently working with its members to develop a focused aquaculture workshop, to be held later in 2012. Further information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.