Machrihanish Marine Environmental Research Laboratory

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Marine Aquaculture Research Facility, fully compliant to Good Laboratory Practice and UK Home office Legislation. Comprising multiple flow through tank systems for marine fish and invertebrates. Research Capabilities include partnerships with industry to develop new products, vaccines and medicines. Testing of alternative, sustainable ingredients and functional feeds. Genetic selection studies e.g. sea lice/AGD resistance. Testing of new Aquaculture Innovation and technologies. Working towards new solutions for common industry problems. Challenge models include Sea Lice and AGD/CGD. Services provided include experimental design, ethics approval, data collection, tissue collection, detailed experimental reporting for client.

Key contact name:

Chessor Matthew

Key contact email address:

c.a.matthew@stir.ac.uk

Website link:

https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/aquaculture/business/research-facilities-and-contract-services/

Telephone number:

01586810287

Social media links/handles:

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