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

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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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