Tom Kennedy, right, of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Oban lifeboat received a cheque for £930 last week from Nick Lake, chief executive of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG), following a raffle at the organisation’s annual conference at the Corran Halls, Oban. ‘We are delighted that ASSG have supported our cause this year and are grateful for their support,’ said Tom. Also at the conference, winners of the Best Scottish Shellfish 2017/18 competition were, below left to right, Richard Tate, Shetland Mussels Ltd (best mussels); Judith Vajk, Caledonian Oysters Ltd (best native oysters); and Craig Archibald, Islay Oysters (best gigas oysters).