Site Details: Badcall Bay
Scourie, Lairg
Sutherland
IV27 4TH
Water type: Seawater
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Cumulative mortality over full production cycle
Production cycle end date: Mar 2018
Total losses: 17.8 %
Production cycle end date: Aug 2018
Total losses: 20.6 %
Production cycle end date: Apr 2020
Total losses: 18.2 %
Production cycle end date: Apr 2022
Total losses: 8.8 %
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0568
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Fish came on from Clachbreac and Loch Gairloch.
Fish were FW treated during transfer and also received FW treatments in August, September and the most recent one on
24/11/2021. Paramove was used in August 21 but lice numbers have remained <2 throughout the cycle.
Wrasse mortality since input is 1,500 (~1%).
Fish appeared in good body condition with the exception of some individuals displaying seal damage. Two wrasse mortalities and one salmon mortality observed across the site.
Fish carcass was discovered on site, outwith the net of cage 5. Suspected seal predation. Dive reports inspected from the previous day (7/12) and noted that a hole was discovered in the net of cage 7 measuring 8 mesh across. The hole was stitched immediately and an initial escape notification was received by the business on 08/12 - no fish are expected to have escaped. The nets on site are HDPE and are tensioned. Top nets are also deployed on all the cages. Site no longer uses
ADDs and no longer has a MML. Business is considering moving to predator nets beginning of next year. Divers were on site on the day of inspection, dive report was requested from the business - no further holes were discovered in any of the nets.
Site was inspected as satisfactory with regards to containment on the day of inspection.
Fish sampled for VMD appeared healthy and displayed a good feed response. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2024-0006
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Paperwork completed remotely on 25/01/2024 by , observing. Physical inspection lead by on 07/02/2024, observed by .
Site details mention that there are three cages groups but there are now only 2. Check planning amendment in 2021 to find out grid references. One cage group in operation
is new manager. Manager for both Badcall Bay and Calva Bay
SAL GRO and WRS normally held
12 24x24 steel cages on site at the time of the inspection
No longer a fax machine on site. Number should be removed from site details
Transferred fish from Calva Bay in May 2023
Mostly wild origin wrasse on site caught off coast of Skye, Sutherland and Cornwall. Some WRS from Otter Ferry
Shared waste disposal skip located at shorebase for all mortality in area.
Optomease used to anaesthetize closer to harvest time. Harvesting at the time of the inspection
ADDs on site licensed by NatureScot as they company hold a research license. The license allows the company to use an
ADD to deter cetaceans in exchange for information.
Freshwater treatments were undertaken at end of summer-early autumn 2023. They were done to target gill health issues not lice
Approximately 2 fish observed with signs of predator attack
Calibrated site thermometer used to take temperature. Due to sub-zero temperature, temperature was not displayed on inspectors field thermometer. FHI 045 Thermometer fail sheet completed. [Original PDF]