MACDUFF MARINE AQUARIUM NETS TOURISM AWARDS!!

All of us here at the Aquarium were delighted when the aquarium was nominated in two categories of VisitScotland's Northern Lights Tourism Awards in November 2007. The annual awards celebrate excellence in tourism throughout this corner of Scotland and acknowledge the hard work and effort put in by businesses, communities and individuals to improve the quality and standard of the tourism product of this area.

Macduff Marine Aquarium was short-listed in the Visitor Experience category and, along with RSPB Scotland in the innovation category for our RSPB Troup Head Live-Camera Link project - and we scooped both prizes!  

Our manager, Witek Mojsiewicz, said "After 10 years of operation, this is the first time we've won an award, and to have netted two is just fantastic. We're delighted to have been so successful, especially to have been awarded best Visitor Experience, since it is the visitors themselves who put forwards nominations via the Tourist Information Centres. We have also been thrilled to work with the RSPB on the Troup Head Live-Camera link project – not only is it great to be linked with the international charity, but to be able to showcase Troup Head's amazing seabird colony at the aquarium has added much value to our visitors' experience. We're looking forward to strengthening our links with the RSPB in the coming years."

Joanna McFarlane of RSPB Scotland also expressed her delight in winning the award and put the project's success down to the effective partnership between the RSPB staff, the aquarium and the local boat tour operators. She gave special thanks to Peter Mackay who installed the camera link.

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