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HEALTHIER FISH START WITH THE RIGHT CHIPS

31 Jan, 2013 11:34 CET  -   Landcatch - A Hendrix Genetics Company
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Landcatch

Issued - 31 January, 2013
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• Scots firm leading global race for genetic breakthrough
• Arrival of new technology advances aquaculture research
• Science brings disease-free salmon a step nearer
A Scottish aquaculture firm is leading the world in applying state-of-the-art genetics technology to salmon to produce more robust, disease-resistant fish.

Landcatch, based at...
Stirling University Innovation Park
 

SALMON EXPERTS MIGRATE TO NEW HOME

19 Dec, 2012 10:56 CET  -   Lucid PR
News Release
Landcatch

· Landcatch scientists move to new university base
· Relocation brings researchers closer together
· Genetic advances helped by French connection
Scottish scientists working in aquaculture research will be in closer collaboration in the New Year.

From 7 January, 2013, the genetics services operation of internationally renowned company Landcatch will be based at the Stirling...

COBB-VANTRESS AND HENDRIX GENETICS EXTEND R&D PARTNERSHIP

16 Nov, 2012 17:17 CET  -   Lucid PR
· Industry leaders extend successful partnership 
· Ambitious research programme brings breakthroughs closer
· Biggest ever industry collaboration will produce better results
Issued: Friday 16th November 2012

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Affordable and higher quality food will result from new genetic advances inspired by a unique industry collaboration. Two of the world’s largest animal breeding companies aim to...
Kofi Annan credit Giulio Napolitano
 

PEACE ENVOY WANTS AQUACULTURE TO HELP WAR ON HUNGER

5 Sep, 2012 14:56 CET  -   Lucid PR
News Release
Landcatch
 
*    Kofi Annan backs fish farms to help tackle hunger
*    Major role for aquaculture in fighting food shortage
*   Scots firm at forefront of scientific breakthroughs
Genetic advances in aquaculture can help efforts backed by UN peace envoy Kofi Annan to tackle world hunger, according to a leading Scots firm.
Landcatch Natural Selection, based in Argyll, is pioneering breeding...

NEWS RELEASE: £2.9 MILLION INVESTMENT IN LAND-BASED BUSINESSES

23 Nov, 2011 17:17 CET  -   Lantra
A £2.9 million investment in the skills and professionalism of land-based and environmental businesses has been announced today (24 November) as part of the Employer and Investment Fund (EIF) Phase 2.
This investment fund will enable Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based and environmental industries, create and deliver three projects tailored specifically to industry needs, aimed at increasing...

£400 Available for Wales’ Land Girls

31 Aug, 2011 16:11 CET  -   Lantra
A £400 training grant is available to women working in Wales’ land-based industries from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project.

Over the past four years this project has proven successful in England, where it has helped 1,212 businesses and 3,250 women increase their skills in industries where women are under-represented. Because of the positive impact, Lantra has extended the funding UK-wide, so women...
Lucy Taylor
 

Women and Work 2011-12: Supporting Women’s Skills Across the UK

27 Jun, 2011 11:46 CET  -   Lantra
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Five hundred women working in land-based industries across the UK will continue to benefit from Lantra’s Women and Work 2011-12 Funding Project, as it has been extended for a fifth year.

Women and Work has already helped 1212 businesses and 3,250 women to increase their skills in industries where women are under-represented. Not only that, for the first time ever, this project is open to...
From today Lantra will support land-based and enviromental businesses through Investors In People
 

INVESTING IN PEOPLE

1 Apr, 2011 10:40 CET  -   Lantra
1 April 2011 For Immediate Release

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council supporting land-based industries, announces today, 1 April, that they have been appointed to accredit the Investors in People programme to English businesses operating within the land-based and environmental sector.

Investors in People is a business improvement tool which links staff development with increased business profitability and levels...
Aquaculture Learner of the Year, Harris Wright
 

Dumfries Farm Assistant named Aquaculture Learner of the Year

7 Mar, 2011 11:35 CET  -   Lantra
Farm Assistant, Harris Wright from Dumfries has been named ‘Aquaculture Learner of the Year’ at the eighth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards ceremony. This highly prestigious event, held at the Crieff Hydro Hotel, attracted 140 guests and was attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead.
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing...
Robert Wyvill at work
 

Aquaculture employment demands forecast to increase

1 Nov, 2010 12:51 CET  -   Lantra
Accounting for more than half the fish supply for human consumption, aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food producing sector and this growth is likely to continue.
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms in inland and coastal areas, which involves intervention in the rearing process to enhance production and cultivate stock. There are around 25 aquaculture businesses in Northern Ireland which...