Renowned fisheries scientist Professor Ray Hilborn formally launches the The University of Highlands and Islands (UHI)'s new Centre for Sustainable Seafood at its Shetland Scalloway Campus.
New hybrid barge is the third implemented by Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, after previous successful installations at sites in Orkney, in bid for enhanced sustainability.
Leroy and SalMar-owned Scottish Sea Farms invests in "facility of the future" in Shetland, fully refitting its Lerwick fish processing centre with new technology and room for expansion.
Proposals for new development by Cooke Aquaculture opened for public consultation, with planned facilities to be located in "exposed" offshore environment.
