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SAINSBURY’S aquaculture and fisheries manager Ally Dingwall has been named as one of the plenary speakers at Aquaculture Europe 2016, organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and to be held in Edinburgh in September. In his talk- The future for fish a retailer’s perspective’ Dingwall will provide an overview of Sainsbury’s current position in relation to farmed fish sales and a retailer perspective on challenges and opportunities in delivering sustainable growth in consumption, both in terms of production and the consumer.
Dingwall, who has a Marine Biology degree from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, brings wide experience to his role. In more than 25 years in the fish and seafood industry, he has worked in a variety of technical and production roles including on farms, and in health and technical management at Marine Harvest in Scotland technical procurement at Pinneys of Scotland and Uniq plc and in operations management at Huon Aquaculture in Australia.
He joined Sainsbury’s in 2008 and represents the company within a number of groups, including Fisheries Innovation Scotland, Scottish Seafood Partnership, Aquaculture Stewardship Council, IFFO RS, Fishing into the Future, Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative, Sustainable Seafood Coalition and Global Ghost Gear Initiative. He also sits on the Scottish Food Commission.
Dingwall’s talk, on Thursday, September 22, will be followed on the final day of the conference (September 23) by a presentation from the new Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chair Anne MacColl.
MacColl will look at why Scottish salmon farming is a global success’, highlighting how innovation has led the evolution of the sector in Scotland and how research can be used to increase production. She will also explore exporting expertise and talk about what our future looks like’.
The first plenary session of the conference Showcasing Scottish aquaculture- school pupils’ perspectives’ will be led by Nicki Holmyard of Seafood Scotland.
The Seafood in Schools project has worked with pupils from Glenurquhart High School and Campbeltown Grammar School to help them gain in-depth knowledge about the Scottish aquaculture industry.
Their findings will be drawn together in two presentations, a er which two pupils from each school will prepare and cook a recipe dish of their own devising, using Scottish aquaculture species.
Seafood dishes will be judged by an international panel and the winning pupils crowned Young Scottish aquaculture chefs of the year’.
Aquaculture Europe 2016, to be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) from September 20-23, marks the 40th anniversary of the EAS and will feature a number of industry forums.
These include a workshop on Best Practice
Farmers, scientists and other interested parties can discuss experiences, new knowledge and also identify knowledge gaps”