Site Details: Ardmair

Ardmair
IV26 2TN
Operator: Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd
Water type: Seawater

Average female lice per fish

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Salmon Scotland mortality

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Cumulative mortality over full production cycle

Production cycle end date: Aug 2019
Total losses: 5.2 %

Production cycle end date: Jul 2021
Total losses: 11.8 %

Production cycle end date: May 2023
Total losses: 29.7 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
25/07/22-31/07/22
Mortality:
5,060
Mortality Rate:
1.52%
Reason given: Environmental challenge
Environmental challenge
Fish behaviour and sampling indicate exposure to plankton, and high water temperatures have reduced oxygen availability in the water. However, all fish populations are feeding well
FHI to monitor
Date:
01/08/22-07/08/22
Mortality:
5,787
Mortality Rate:
1.76%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
Site experiencing a continuation of gill health issues from a plankton bloom in the area. Histology samples have verified the plankton insult. Freshwater treatments will occur in 7 to 10 days to help with minor signs of AGD. Site is still feeding well. FHI to monitor.
Date:
08/08/22-14/08/22
Mortality:
11,634
Mortality Rate:
3.59%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW treatments are ongoing
Site Inspection on 30/8/2022
Date:
15/08/22-21/08/22
Mortality:
20,053
Mortality Rate:
4.18%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW treatments are ongoing
Site Inspection on 30/8/2022
Date:
22/08/22-28/08/22
Mortality:
15,950
Mortality Rate:
4.91%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FHI inspected site 30/08/22 and diagnostic samples taken
Date:
29/08/22-04/09/22
Mortality:
5,928
Mortality Rate:
4.96%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FHI inspected site 30/08/22 and diagnostic samples taken
Date:
05/09/22-11/09/22
Mortality:
3,868
Mortality Rate:
1.64%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FHI inspected site 30/08/22 and diagnostic samples taken
Date:
12/09/22-18/09/22
Mortality:
2,767
Mortality Rate:
2.63%
Reason given: Gill Health
Gill Health
Mortality due to the recent plankton blooms.
Fish health is improving and mortality was below the reporting threshold for week 39.
Date:
19/09/22-25/09/22
Mortality:
3,275
Mortality Rate:
2.00%
Reason given: Gill Health
Gill Health
Mortality due to the recent plankton blooms.
Mortality decreased in week 39 to 0.8%. FHI to monitor.
Date:
26/09/22-02/10/22
Mortality:
3,126
Mortality Rate:
1.23%
Reason given: Plankton
Plankton
Retrospective mortality event. Picked up during routine site visit. No further action.
Date:
26/12/22-01/01/23
Mortality:
2,855
Mortality Rate:
1.20%
Reason given: Plankton
Plankton
Retrospective mortality event. Picked up during routine site visit. No further action.
Date:
03/07/23-09/07/23
Mortality:
5,655
Mortality Rate:
2.78%
Reason given: Mortality immediately post wellboat transfer. Affected fish died due to respiratory stress associated with AGD
Mortality immediately post wellboat transfer. Affected fish died due to respiratory stress associated with AGD
Fish were treated with freshwater during the wellboat move. Fish are recovering well and mortality is now minimal. Site contacted for further information - fish were moved onto Ardmair on 30/06/23, counts for this reporting week represent fish lost between the 30/06/23 - 09/07/23.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
31/07/23-06/08/23
Mortality:
2,841
Mortality Rate:
1.07%
Reason given: HSMI
HSMI
Retrospective mortality event. Picked up during routine site visit. No further action.
Date:
07/08/23-13/08/23
Mortality:
3,327
Mortality Rate:
1.27%
Reason given: HSMI
HSMI
Retrospective mortality event. Picked up during routine site visit. No further action.
Date:
14/08/23-20/08/23
Mortality:
3,460
Mortality Rate:
1.33%
Reason given: Treatment losses (FW in wellboat)
Treatment losses (FW in wellboat)
Retrospective mortality event. Picked up during routine site visit. No further action.
Date:
29/04/24-05/05/24
Mortality:
1,021
Mortality Rate:
1.11%
Reason given: Predator. CMS.
Predator. CMS.
FHI to monitor - just over 1%, site due to fallow next month.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2021-0333


Download Inspection and remote paperwork by , overseen by . sampled F1 & F2, Sampled F3 - F5 under supervision.
Mortalities removed by dead sock and ensiled at Ardmair shorebase before disposal by biogas or incineration. Ardmair is currently divided into two pen groups, A and B. At the time of inspection the site was experiencing approximately 600 mortalities per day. Pharmaq Analytiq diagnosed complex gill disease in week 35 with AGD present. Upon inspection fish behaviour was lethargic with numbers of moribund fish observed near the surface and around the corners of pens. Recent mortality has occurred at both pen groups, with group B more affected. Mortality per pen on group B on the day of inspection was approximately 70 per pen with population N23 (currently in pen 5) the worst effected. The smaller grade fish were significantly more affected than the large grade. The fish on pen group A were displaying similar clinical signs of disease, although was not as wide spread. H2O2 treatments 23 & 24, 30 & 31 August and 01 September. Samples taken for diagnostics were pooled, two fish from population S6 (currently in pen 6 on pen group A) and 3 fish from population N23
(currently pen 5 on pen group B). Wrasse are stocked on site and are working well, with no signs of elevated numbers of sea lice. On inspection of the site's FMS the date of review was not present, FHI have advised that this is to be updated. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2022-0375


Download Histopathology reports - 17/08/22 - waterborne or handling related damage. Signs of AGD but no amoeba detected. Gill inflammation.
Nothing found in site plankton trawls to indicate harmful plankton but health surveillance suggests otherwise.
Recent freshwater treatments - finished 28th August 2022. Had been going on for 2 weeks. No medicinal treatments.
Lice levels have been very low. A few caligus around but never had to treat.
Wrasse wild caught each day by the company - keeping numbers seasonally but suggested to keep note monthly in the movement book. Other site has a method to keep track weekly and this could be proposed for this site but company are waiting to see what Mowi want.
Paperwork and inspection completed by , supervised by . F1 sampled by , observed by . F2, 3 and 4 sampled by , supervised by . [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2024-0071


Download Fish came on from Corry Farm (FS0057) (via Loch Merkland (FS0612)). RA available for SW to SW movement. First batch of fish came on in the summer of 2023 and a second batch of the same yearclass was received in February 24. Fish are reported to be performing well with good feed conversions.
Fish on site have been diagnosed with very minor PGD which has been helped by FW treatments, CMS and HSMI, although not causing elevated mortalities. Site has not done any medicinal treatments for sealice since the last inspection. Site manager has had good clearance using FW combined with FLS and cleanerfish. Only medicine that is used on site is tricaine for lice counts.
Wildcaught wrasse and farmed lumpfish have been stocked onto site. 58% mortality in the wrasse has been recorded since input and 31% in the lumpfish.
Site conducts deadhaul harvests to Loch Duarts Dingwall processing plant.
Only site within CoGP MA.
Fish appeared in good physical health on inspection, with the exception of a handful of individuals who were showing some damage to their snouts due to rubbing on the net and some physical damage to flanks and heads which occurred during transfer to site. Some runts were observed but these could not be caught so were not removed during the inspection. Fish sampled for VMD had very good body condition, gills looked good with only very minor signs of PGD observed.
Mortality events above the reporting threshold that were not reported to the FHI as agreed by industry:
• Wk39 2022 – 1.23%
• Wk52 2022 – 1.2%
• Wk31 2023 – 1.07%
• Wk32 2023 – 1.22%
• Wk33 2023 – 1.33%
Remote inspection completed on 19/03/24. Site visited on 27/03/24. [Original PDF]

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