UK aquaculture research center secures £1.4m annual funding, relocates

New era for SAIC as it takes on new funding and relocates to Inverness

SAIC – formerly known as the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre – has today (April 1 2026) begun a new chapter by relocating to the Highlands from its longstanding home in Stirling, taking on new funding from the Scottish Government, and broadening its scope. The innovation cluster has secured £1.4 million in annual funding from Crown Estate Scotland – administered by the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate – for a minimum of five ye…

UK aquaculture research center secures £1.4m annual funding, relocates

The SAIC has fully seperated from the University of Stirling, and for the first time will be able to fund companies directly, a shift aimed at improving access for smaller operators