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22 April 2024Work has begun to design, construct and commission the UK Sustainable King Prawn Project’s commerical-scale production demonstrator. The demonstrator is being hosted and supported by our project partner Rastech Ltd – a unique sustainable aquaculture SME based in Scotland – at their R&D Eden Campus site at Guardbridge, nr. St Andrews, Scotland.
Our newest Postdoctoral researcher, Dr Rajesh Manchi, is located at Guardbridge for 2 years and will support the running of the demonstrator as well as carrying out a series of research experiments in our king prawn R&D area there. Rajesh is an expert the field of recirculating aquaculture systems and brings a wealth of expertise to our project.
Fresh, UK-grown king prawns will be available for purchase spring 2025 through Eden Valley Prawns.
If you are interested in any aspects of our project, or would like to get on the waiting list for a tour of the demonstrator, please get in touch – kingprawn@exeter.ac.uk