NAFC Marine Centre

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NAFC Marine Centre

• WELCOMES
• UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

29 August 2006
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Main Building (1992)
SSQC Ltd
Shetland School of Nautical Studies
Food Innovation Centre
Marine Hatchery (1999)
John Goodlad Centre (2001) - Marine Science
Port Arthur House (2000) - Student Accommodation
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What is the NAFC?

• The NAFC Marine Centre is the main operation of a
  Charitable Trust
• The Shetland Fisheries Training Centre Trust
• Other parts of the trust are 3 Limited Companies
• Shetland Seafood Quality Control Ltd (SSQC)
• Shetland Fisheries Centre Ltd (SFC)
• Shetland Fisheries Training Association (SFTA)
• The Trust was formed in 1988 and the main
  building opened for business in 1992

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Trust Vision Mission

• Vision
• To be an international fisheries centre of
  excellence, providing high quality resources to
  support and enhance the development and
  sustainability of the fisheries industries.
• Mission
• To be a customer-focused leader in fisheries
  education, training, research and development.

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Trust Management

• Our trustees are balanced between the Shetland
  Islands Council and industry groups
• 5 councillors including the Convenor, Sandy
  Cluness
• 4 Representatives from the local fishing and
  aquaculture associations
• Our links with local industry, both aquaculture
  and fish catching sectors, are very good

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NAFC Summary Facts

• Total student enrolments (12 months to
  31/07/05) 675
• Full time student equivalent 2004/05 101
• Courses offered 90
• Staff (including restaurant) c. 65
• For Higher Education (HNC and above) we are an
  Academic Partner in the UHI Millennium Institute
• 70 of our funding is from the Shetland Sources
  

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So what do we do?

• Fisheries training education
• Aquaculture training education
• We are the SIC Fisheries Department
• Conduct research in marine sciences
• Merchant Navy training education

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So what do we do?

• Engineering training education
• Commercial services for aquaculture fisheries
• Run our own fish farms restaurant
• Creating the Shetland Food Innovation Centre

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Problem Areas

• Our remit means we must run some courses for
  small classes (increases staff contact time)
• Staff must multi-task
• We have a big facility that is financed on an
  annual basis
• Location remote, small local student
  population, high transport costs
• Our target industries have been going through a
  tough time recently
• Have had to suspend 2 of our flagship activities
• Our M Sc in Marine Aquaculture
• Research in our Marine Hatchery

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Some Highlights

• In Sept 2004, NAFC started a Merchant Navy Cadet
  Programme, one of only 5 in the UK
• Run other Nautical Engineering courses for
  Merchant Navy and fishing vessels
• gt260 MCA Certificates of Competency gained
• Operate state-of the art Full Mission Bridge
  simulator
• Contracted to the FRS Marine Lab to monitor
  Monkfish catches
• Running a jig fishing project funded by FIFG and
  SEAFISH
• Offered 1st taught M Sc and had first PhD
  graduate of the UHI Millennium Institute
• UKAS accreditation for our Microbiology lab

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Limited Companies Shetland Seafood Quality
Control Ltd. (SSQC)

• Provides Quality Assurance laboratory services
  to industry
• SSQC has 3 main business activities
• Inspectorate Services - provides UKAS quality
  accreditation for farmed salmon white fish
  market
• Marine Farm Services provides environmental and
  benthic analysis services to the aquaculture
  industry
• Chemistry Microbiology Lab Services provides
  chemical microbiological analyses for the
  aquaculture industry (UKAS accredited for e coli)

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What future for the NAFC?

• We have an excellent facility and excellent staff
  
• We have changed to become the NAFC Marine Centre
  and grow our capability and reputation
• My aim is to get more outside funding into the
  organisation
• Be more collaborative in fisheries aquaculture
  education and research
• Look at new areas to be involved in e.g. Marine
  Renewable Energy, Oceanography, Fisheries/
  Aquaculture Economics
• We will continue to expand our Merchant Navy
  education training as the market allows

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