Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

It has been announced that mussels that are rope grown in Shetland, and elsewhere, and have been certified to a Marine Stewardship Council standard since 2012, are contained in a new premium product launched this week by Asda.

The Asda product, of mussels in a fire-roast tomato & rioja cream, was created in response to the findings of research conducted by Scottish Shellfish that revealed a consumer desire for a restaurant quality product, in a convenient pack, that was easy to cook by microwave.

In 2024, at 10,234 tonnes, Shetland mussel farms grew 87.5 per cent of all common mussels grown in Scotland, worth £10.7 million.

Aberdeen based Adura, the 50:50 joint-venture of Shell and Norwegian state energy company Equinor in oil and gas fields off Shetland, has indicated that a buy-in to the Cambo field, 85 nautical miles west Unst, is not an area of focus.

Anne Anderson, who was previously chief officer of the regulatory portfolio at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency before joining the Scottish salmon sector to introduce its first-ever sustainability charter, believes a new Scottish government, after the election, presents “a must-seize” opportunity to resolve the long-standing issues.

NHS Shetland is reminding those aged 75 or over, who have not yet had the single-dose RSV vaccine, to book a vaccine appointment either at the Grantfield vaccination centre or at their local health centre.

The Shetland Carers Project is now being delivered by the Shetland Care Attendant Scheme following its transfer, this month, from Voluntary Action Shetland.