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Top honours at The Crown Estate Marine Aquaculture Awards 10 July, 2008 -
Loch Fyne Oysters won the night’s most prestigious category with the award of Marine Aquaculture Company of the Year at the awards which reward innovation and best practice in Scottish aquaculture. John Rea from Scottish Sea Farms was named Aquaculture Ambassador of the Year for his enthusiasm in forging close links between the industry and the wider community. Gigha Halibut scooped the Stewardship Award and Lighthouse Caledonia were rewarded for their investment in their staff with the award for best Training and Eductation. Alex Adrian, Offshore Operations Manager for Scotland at The Crown Estate, said: “The Crown Estate was delighted to build on the success of its awards for the salmon farming industry and extend the scheme to include the whole of Scotland’s marine aquaculture sector. “We certainly weren’t disappointed with the extremely high standard of entries from across the industry which made it clear that Scotland continues to lead the way for best practice and innovation in aquaculture. “Our judges were extremely impressed with the calibre of the businesses at the heart of the industry and the world-class products they produce.” The judges were Peter Dryburgh, until recently Director of NAFC Marine Centre; Dennis Overton, Managing Director of Aquascot; Martin Gill, Managing Director of Food Certification Scotland; Professor Phil Thomas, Chairman of the Scottish Aquaculture Code of Good Practice Management Committee; and Dr Carolyn Heeps (Chair), Head of Marine Policy, Science and Sustainable Development at The Crown Estate. The full shortlist (winners in bold) was: Farm Manager of the Year Douglas Ingram – Lighthouse Caledonia Ltd Calum MacDonald - Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd Colin Steele - Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd Colin Milne – Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd Aquaculture Ambassador of the Year David Patterson – Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd John Rae – Scottish Sea Farms Ltd Colin Thwaites & Robin Dunlop – Temple and Shian Oysters Ltd David Corrigan - Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd Aquaculture Processor or Retailer of the Year Salar Smokehouse Greig Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd Marks & Spencer Wester Ross Fisheries Aquaculture Supplier of the Year Blueshell Mussels Ltd Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd Loch Duart Ltd Skretting UK Ltd Best Marine Farm Blueshell Mussels Ltd Greig Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd Scottish Sea Farms Ltd Business Development Blueshell Mussels Ltd Loch Duart Ltd Temple & Shian Oysters Ltd North Atlantic Shellfish Ltd Stewardship Award Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd Gigha Halibut Ltd Greig Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd Lakeland Smolt Ltd Training & Education Award Lighthouse Caledonia Ltd Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd Best Marine Aquaculture Company 2008 Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd www.fishupdate.com is published by Special Publications. Special Publications also publish Fish Farmer, the Fish Industry Yearbook, the Scottish Seafood Processors Federation Diary, the Fish Farmer Handbook and a range of wallplanners. PICTURE – Russell Ferguson of Lighthouse Caledonia (left) receives the award from sponsor Professor Phil Thomas, Chairman of Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation. Picture courtesy of Lewis Houghton.
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