Stirling talk from former students
EUROPHARMA’S Fraser Howarth, sales support administrator of the company’s Fishguard product, and Sean Black, fish health adviser, attended the recent Aquaculture Careers day held at their alma mater, the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture. They spoke to students about the importance of making connections in the industry and the array of career prospects available in aquaculture in Scotland.
Their presentation consisted of an introduction to both Europharma and
Fishguard, a diagnostic fish health service that helps prevent, diagnose and treat fish health issues; and Supersmolt, a state-
of-the-art monitoring service.
‘Presenting at the Institute of Aquaculture was a great opportunity to meet and speak with the people who are going to be the future of the industry,’ said Howarth. ‘It was great being back at our old stomping ground as we know exactly what the students are experiencing. Sean and I both started our careers at Europharma following graduation so understand what students need to know in terms of stepping on the ladder of employment.’
The conference heard from a variety of aquaculture interests, from vets and fish producers to environmental bodies.