There are various higher and further education institutions that support the development of the aquaculture industry.

Some of these are:

• Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University
• Seafield Centre, Inverness College
• North Atlantic Fisheries College, Shetland
• Oceanlab, Aberdeen University
• Napier University
• Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Aquaculture, Portsmouth University
• Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Research, Swansea University