Site Details: Loch Langavat

Isle of Harris
HS3 3JD
Operator: Bakkafrost Scotland
Water type: Freshwater

Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
14/11/22-20/11/22
Mortality:
10,015
Mortality Rate:
1.9%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Aquacen (formalin)/Cress treatment
Fungus issue. Treatments being carried o ut weather permitting. FHI to monitor.
Date:
21/11/22-27/11/22
Mortality:
22,246
Mortality Rate:
4.31%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Aquacen (formalin)/Cress treatment
Business correspondent contacted for further info. Mortalities appear to be improving in week 48, thanks to the weather allowing for treatments to be carried out. Ppm also increased and seems to be helping. FHI to monitor.
Date:
28/11/22-04/12/22
Mortality:
19,967
Mortality Rate:
4.04%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Aquasen/Cress treatment, increased PPM
Business correspondant contacted - treatments are now complete and mortality has reduced. FHI to monitor.
Date:
27/03/23-02/04/23
Mortality:
7,309
Mortality Rate:
2.07%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Aquasen/Cress treatments;Transfers scheduled wk 15
FHI to monitor
Date:
03/04/23-09/04/23
Mortality:
11,269
Mortality Rate:
3.27%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Aquasen/Cress treatments; Site fallowed week 15.
Site fallow. No further action.
Date:
25/09/23-01/10/23
Mortality:
16,821
Mortality Rate:
3.78%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Transfers to sea
Fish are being transferred to sea, awaiting confirmation from business on timescale.
Date:
02/10/23-08/10/23
Mortality:
8,105
Mortality Rate:
4.13%
Reason given: Fungus
Fungus
Site contacted for further information, fish have been moved to sea and are performing well. Loch Langavat is now fallow.
Site fallow.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2022-0016


Download Morts 2020 - issues with fungus. - Reported to FHI wk 36 - 17825 - 2.25% wk37 - 83413 - 10.76% wk38 - 55549 - 8.03%
Water was very murky and fish could not easily be observed. Fish that were observed appeared to be healthy and no signs of damage or clinical disease was observed. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2026-0112


Download The site was last stocked in 2023, the last movement off fish off the site took place on 06/10/2023 to FS0590. There are no current plans to restock this site. The location of the site was visually inspected from the road, all equipment has been removed, site to be made inactive.
The shore base for this site is no longer in use and there are no current staff working at this site. Live fish movement records and mortality records were collected from Geocrab hatchery. [Original PDF]

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