The fisheries team support a range of research projects, data collection programmes and consultancy services. We have an excellent track record of working in partnership with industry and with other scientific partners to investigate and respond to a wide range of topics including those relating to fish biology, fishing gear design and selectivity, and the management of fisheries.

The Fisheries Science team at Shetland UHI has extensive experience in the provision of industry focused research and development projects.  We work closely with industry partners to ensure that our applied research and development meets with your specific requirements.  This approach is somewhat unique in that the impact of project outputs are placed above academic progression, but this still demands that the highly applied activities are robust, well managed, and impartial.  An interdisciplinary approach within the department means that we can respond rapidly to requests from industry in what can be a quickly changing environment.