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Aquaculture Awards shortlist revealed
Friday, April 17, 2020

The Aquaculture Awards 2020 announced its shortlist of entries. These awards highlight the range of talent and cutting-edge advances in technology involved in the global aquaculture sector. A wide range of companies, research organizations and individuals from around the world have made the shortlist:
Finfish farmer of the year – sponsored by Gael Force
- Lovemore Ndovie, Kayalami Aquaculture
- Funke Olatunde – PhD student and fish farmer, Nigeria
- Ross Fennel – site assistant with the Scottish Salmon Company, Gigha, Scotland
- Noelia Rodriguez – hatchery manager for Scottish Sea Farms, Barcaldine, Scotland
Shellfish farmer of the year – sponsored by M&S Select Farms
- Gordon Turnbull – owner and operator of Isle of Mull Oysters, Scotland
- George Holmyard – manager of Offshore Shellfish, Devon, England
- Koo Eng Wah – Sepang Today Aquaculture Centre, Malaysia
Outstanding contribution to the industry – sponsored by Marine Scotland
- Amy Novogratz – co-founder and head of Aqua-Spark, Netherlands
- Alan Henshaw – manager of Calverton Fish Farm, England
- Alastair Barge – owner/operator of Otter Ferry Seafish, Scotland
- Djames Lim – CEO of the Lim Shrimp Group, Indonesia
Environmental impact – sponsored by Cargill
- Inovafeed – insect protein producer, France
- Fjord Maritime – generators for feed barges, Norway
- Nofir – recycling, Norway
- EWOS/Cargill Aqua Nutrition – developing compostable feed bags, Scotland
Aquaculture supplier of the year – sponsored by Stingray
- Benchmark Genetics/StofnFiskur
- Ace Aquatec
- NAFC Marine Centre UHI
- Gael Force Group
Community initiative
- Loch Duart – Salmon Pool community funding
- Mowi Scotland – Salmon Wagon
- The Scottish Salmon Company – Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH), Lewis
Economic sustainability – sponsored by BioMar
- Aquaseed Fishtecknik – fish smokers, Nigeria
- The Scottish Salmon Company – Apprentice to Expert training scheme, Scotland
- Scottish Sea Farms – Eday Employee Housing, Scotland
- The Scottish Salmon Company – Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH), Lewis, Scotland
Animal welfare – sponsored by MSD Animal Health
- John Avizienius and Malcolm Johnstone – RSPCA Assured
- FAI Farms – Tilapia Wellbeing Project
- Benchmark Genetics – SalmoBreed Salten
- Ace Aquatec and Scottish Sea Farms – novel slaughtering systems
Innovation – sponsored by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
- Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group – novel packaging
- Vita Aqua Feeds (World Feeds Ltd) – cleaner fish feed blocks
- EWOS/Cargill Aqua Nutrition/Gaia BioMaterials Ltd – compostable feed bags
- Ace Aquatec & Scottish Sea Farms – novel slaughtering systems
Rising star – sponsored by AILG Skills Group
- Funke Olatunde – Imoran Farms, Nigeria
- Rosie Dreghorn – Cargill/EWOS, Scotland
- Zoe Fletcher – AquaBio Tech Group, Malta
- Ivana Russon – BioMar, Scotland
Unsung hero
- Professor Chalres Ngugi – Kenya
- Dr Martin Jaffa – Callander McDowell, UK
- Nigel Woodhouse – Hawkshead Trout, UK
- Nick Bradbury – BioMar, UK
Collaboration – sponsored by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture
- The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI)
- Mowi Scotland – River Lochy salmon enhancement project
- Davidsons Animal Feeds / The James Hutton Institute – seaweed in livestock feeds
- Benchmark Genetics / Nofima – development of whitespot-resistant shrimp
Winners will be announced at a special awards dinner taking place on September 16 during the Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore, UK.
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