Latest Inspection Reports

Here are the latest batch of inspection reports we've extracted. (19-07-2025) Click here to see the full list of reports.

Applecross Smolt Ongrowing 1

Case Number: 2025-0047

DownloadSite was inspected following an escape MSe221224SAL1. The site had been transferring smolt from site at shore to a hired well boat. The well boat was moored at the pier. Due to the depth at the pier well boat smolt transfers are restricted by tide time. The escaped occurred when there was a breakage on the right side of the pier where the well boat and transfer line met.
It was the well boat connection that failed. This breakage was due to adverse weather, in which a gust of wind pushed the well boat away from the pier side. Approximately 35,000 had been loaded onto the well boat prior to the breakage. Fish that had escaped spilled onto the pier, most were retrieved and placed into a mort tub. However, it was estimated that 200 – 300 fish had escaped. The whole incident was witnessed by site staff.
The following mitigations will be implemented: to conduct risk assessment for adverse weather, to install a mesh net around the connection points on the pipeline, new pipe connectors to be put in place, to use Bakkafrost own well boat that will be tailored for smolt transfers. The Bakkafrost well boat will be used for every smolt transfer, this will ensure the same trained staff will be present for transfer. In addition, both site and well boat staff will check pipe connection at the well boat prior to transfer. During transfer there is to be a member of staff at every high risk transfer point, to ensure containment. A frame will be installed around the connection between wellboat and transfer line, with catch netting, to ensure that if splitting does occur again in the future, fish are captured. The connection point will no longer be placed at the pier side and will be situated on the wellboat. Appropriate equipment will be on hand at the transfer shed to catch and contain fish (hand nets, bins etc).
Site had suggested potential plans to create a pontoon from the pier so that the well boat is not restricted by tide times.
The next planned transfer in 2025 week 8 will be conducted via lorry transfer. Site said the next potentially well boat transfer will be 2025 week 8 or week 16.
The site has been experiencing low mortalities and background mortalities have been attributed to fungus (Saprolegnia).
The general population of stock in tank 1 and 2 were observed to be shoaling well and had a good food response, 10 to 15 fish per tank were observed to be hanging at the sides of the tank at the waters surface. It was suggested that the cause of this was due to the fish being recently transferred. Tank 3 was empty. Fish in tank 4 were observed to be in good condition, shoaling well and had a good feed response. It was observed that there was poor water quality which was attributed to stress on the ozone system.
Site records were inspected on 04/02/2025 in person by whilst supervised by . Site and stock was inspected
05/02/2025 in person by whilst supervised by .
Additional records received 25/02/2025 and 28/02/2025. Remote inspection was conducted 26/03/2025 by whilst supervised by to discuss submitted records. Recommendations were made. Updated records were received on
27/03/2025 and were found to be satisfactory. Records were inspected by on 27/03/2025, whilst supervised by . [Original PDF]

Ardintoul

Case Number: 2025-0172

DownloadSalmon morts for the last four weeks: wk 20 462 (0.06%), wk 19 503 (0.06%), wk 18 (0.14%), wk 17 1667 (0.20%) mix of physical damage, seal predation, runts and without diagnosis.
Peak salmon mortality 2025 wk 10 19342 (2.20%) post transfer losses, (issues with the wellboat input causing some physical damage but cause could not be identified.). Peaks in mortality 2024 wk 25 1996 (2.01%), wk 24 2670 (1.75%), wk 23 3948
(1.97%), wk 22 3879 (1.15%), gill infections, site was fallow end of wk 25. Peaks in sal mortality 2023 wk 38 13360 (1.36%) gill infection, wk 45 25589 (2.70%), wk 46 14683 (1.59%), wk 47 48095 (5.30%) treatment losses AGD and gill infection, wk 48
31206 (3.63%) gill infection, wk 49 17351 (2.63%), wk 50 7721 (1.20%) post FW losses and gill infection.
Lumpfish mortalities last four weeks: wk 20 431 (0.67%), wk 19 848 (1.29%), wk 18 1120 (1.68%), wk 17 2171 (3.15%) recorded as pseudomonas. No plans to treat currently. No wrasse on site.
Peaks in lumpfish mortality 2025 :wk 11 1190 (1.55%), wk 12 1401 (1.85%), wk 13 1533 (2.07%), wk 14 1195 (1.64%), wk 15
1115 (1.56%), wk 16 1419 (2.02%), all pseudomonas. 2024 wk 7 1329 (4.70%), wk 08 1328 (2.32%), wk 9 1227 (2.20%) handling and pseudomonas. Wk 13 1082 (2.02%), wk 14 1442 (2.74%), wk 15 1942 (3.80%), wk 16 1706 (3.47%) handling and pseudomonas. 2023 wk 29 2995 (1.86%)pseudomonas, wk 30 6864 (4.34%)handling and pseudomonas, wk 31 2161
(1.43%), wk 32 1740 (1.17%), wk 33 6357 (4.32%), wk 34 2161 (1.53%), wk 35 2500 (1.80%), wk 36 2211 (1.62%), wk 38
1751 (1.31%), wk 39 2350 (1.79%), wk 40 2008 (1.55%), wk 43 1432 (1.13%), wk 44 1260 (1.01%), wk 45 1495 (1.20%) all handling.
Lumpfish will no longer be used by Mowi following this cycle. [Original PDF]

Barcaldine First Feeding Unit

Case Number: 2025-0184

DownloadVMD feed mixing inspection carried out. [Original PDF]

Fara West

Case Number: 2025-0195

DownloadVeterinary Health & Welfare/ Biosecurity Measures plan & Farm Management Statement checked remotely on 22/05/2025.
Mortality & Sea lice records checked remotely on 28/05/2025. Treatment records & health surveillance reports checked remotely on 02/06/2025. All records checked by .
Fish on site looked in good condition, shoaling well and responding to feed as expected. No moribund/lethargic fish observed in any of the 12 pens. 1 fish was removed from a pen for VMD sampling and was in good condition externally and internally along with zero damage to fins and no lice observed. [Original PDF]

Invasion Bay

Case Number: 2025-0035

DownloadReported mortalities on site currently very low. 1 dead observed during inspection. 8-10 poor performing/failed smolts observed per cage, these fish were still active, between 5-10 lethargic fish observed per cage, sitting deeper in the water column. Fish sampled for VMD appeared in very good condition.
Two salmon stocks on site - Loch Garry and Lochailort Recirculation Unit, LUM currently on site from Ocean Matters. Site expecting farmed WRS later in cycle.
Site is using a water delivery system for feed, rather than compressed air, this was reported to be working well, the spinner is used to control the dispersion of pellets, by increasing or decreasing the speed it turns this determines the circumference of the area of feed. Feeding controlled from shorebase.
Site was reported to be experiencing predation from seals, no equipment damage was reported during the frequent net changes, site uses environets at the moment, changing every 3 weeks, which will increase to every fortnight as water temperature rises. If seal predation persists the site may install SealPro nets.
LUM mortality last 4 weeks
20/01 to 26/01 - 2,342 (~2.7%)
27/01 to 02/02 - 2,437 (~2.8%)
03/02 to 09/02 - 2,277 (~2.7%)
10/02 to 16/02 - 2,068 (~2.6%) [Original PDF]

Linnhe

Case Number: 2025-0041

DownloadSite due to fallow by mid March and restock with smolts in April following fallow period. These smolts are currently planned to be moved to Creag An T'Sagairt (Loch Hourn) in Dec 2025. Following fallow period, Linnhe will then restock with smolts from
Loch Etive in Feb 2026 and grow these to harvest size in approximately 1 year. The site will then follow that production strategy going forward, receive Etive smolts, grow for a year to harvest size and then fallow. The 1 year cycle on site is aimed at limiting the stocks exposure to biological challenges.
Mortalities removed using uplift system, which was reported to be working well.
3-4 moribund observed per pen, the majority were observed deeper in the water column and could not be caught. 2 - 3 lethargic fish observed in pens 4, 6 and 10, these reacted to hand net in water and unable to catch. 4 moribund were removed during the inspection and examined, no internal signs of disease observed.
Mowi vet was in attendance during site inspection.
All harvests for remainder of cycle will be dead haul.
Site did receive an import of wrasse in August 2024, but none remain on site and no plans to import wrasse at present. [Original PDF]

Millburn

Case Number: 2025-0192

DownloadSite fallow and has been fallow since 15/04/2023. No current plans to re-stock site so is to be made inactive. [Original PDF]

Pegal Bay

Case Number: 2025-0196

DownloadVeterinary Health & Welfare/ Biosecurity Measures plan & Farm Management Statement checked remotely on 22/05/2025 by
.
Mortality & Sea lice records checked remotely on 28/05/2025 by .
Fish on site looked in good condition, shoaling well and responding to feed as expected. No moribund/lethargic fish observed and only 1 runt, which was swimming normally, in any of the 8 pens. 1 fish was removed from for VMD sampling and was in good condition externally and internally along with zero damage to fins and no lice observed.
Morts wks 39 - 42 (19/09 - 16/10/23): 1.1% (5356), 1.76% (3141), 12.86% (35678), 2.04% (6486) - jellyfish/gill damage [Original PDF]

Poll Na Gille

Case Number: 2025-0200

DownloadFish came on from Loch Arkaig and have been performing well since the last inspection, with harvests brought forward due to the fish reaching harvestable size quicker than expected. No mortality events since the last inspection and mortality at the site has been low. Sealice counts at the site have also been low for both average adult female leps and caligus. No medicinal treatments have been done since the last inspection for sealice. FW and FLS were last on site in April followed by a thermolicer at the beginning of the month with good clearance recorded for both.

There have been no imports since the last inspection.

Cleanerfish mortalities for the last 4 weeks:

Lumpfish - Wk19: 918 (1.81%), Wk18: 1,877 (2.36%), Wk17: 2,501 (3.05%), Wk16: 1,787 (2.36%) Wrasse - Wk19: 359 (4.27%), Wk18: 1,489 (15.04%), Wk17: 2,538 (20.41%), Wk16: 1,792 (12.59%) Site is currently doing deadhaul harvests to Blar Mor. Cleanerfish are being removed and culled with no re-use planned. FMA is not fallowed synchronously, however a RA is in place. As a mitigation strategy against sealice transfer between the APB and the other operator in the FMA, the APB make their thermolicer available to the other operator prior to any introductions of salmon smolts.

Fish are vaccinated against Furunculosis, IPN, Moritella, Vibriosis, Pastuerella and Yersinia.

Fish on site were sitting slightly deeper in the water but water clarity enabled observation. The population on site appear to be in good physical condition and were active in the cages. No moribunds were observed in any of the cages. One darker fish was observed but due to it being the only one across the site, in combination with no other clinical signs observed, this was not sampled for diagnostics. One other fish was observed with seal damage. The fish sampled for VMD was in good condition Site paperwork and inspection completed by , accompanied by for audit.Additional Information Page 1 of 22025-0200 [Original PDF]

Rysa Incubation Unit

Case Number: 2025-0193

DownloadRysa incubation unit has been fallow since 28/02/2022. No current plans to re-stock site so is to be made inactive. [Original PDF]

Sian Bay

Case Number: 2025-0142

DownloadSite noticed a Caligus increase and fish were treated with slice in week 16 2025.
Stock were observed to be shoaling and feeding well whilst swimming deep in the water column. Fish had a good feed response. 1 mortality and 2 fish with lesions observed on site, the leasions appeared to be healing well and the site manager attributed these to the damage caused by the storm around one month ago. The fish samples for the VMD appeared in good condition both internally and externally, no sea lice was observed on these fish. [Original PDF]

Torridon

Case Number: 2025-0188

DownloadSal mortalities last four weeks: wk 20 961 (0.14%), wk 19 731 (0.11%), wk 18 828 (0.12%), wk 17 1086 (0.16%) recorded as
HSMI.
Peaks in sal mortality 2024: wk 41 5993 (1.81%), wk 42 12655 (4.38%), wk 43 18648 (3.03%) recorded as anaemia and gill infections, the site was fallow end of wk 43.
Lumpfish morts last four weeks: wk 20 1303 (1.67%), wk 19 905 (1.14%), wk 18 648 (0.81%), wk 17 (913 (1.13%) no specific cause.
Peaks in lumpfish mortality 2024 wk 41 2973 (8.06%) handling. Peaks in 2025: w10 1253 (1.37%), wk 11 1381 (1.53%), wk 12
3356 (3.77%), wk 13 1428 (1.67%), wk 16 1819 (2.21%) mainly sea lice treatment handling with some without diagnosis.
No wrasse currently on site. No peaks for the period records were checked.
No chemical treatments for the period checked. Freshwater and FLS has been used in January, March and April 2025.
Thermolicer used wk 20.
Due to level of mortalities in October 2024 the Hordafor 3 boat was used to ensile and transfer morts. Documents do not detail the destination however emails detail the destination as Pelagia. Due to the mortality levels the site was depopulated in
October 2024.
The stocks appeared in good health. One pen had five or six fish with some physical damage. One fish was observed in pen
11 spiralling and lethargic. This was removed for diagnostic sampling.
Harvests conducted by live and dead haul. [Original PDF]