Site Details: Gorsten

Gorsten
Ardgour
Fort William, Inverness-shire
PH33 7AH
Operator: Mowi Scotland 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: Oct 2019
Total losses: 17.8 %

Production cycle end date: Jul 2021
Total losses: 8.7 %

Production cycle end date: Oct 2022
Total losses: 10.9 %

Production cycle end date: Nov 2023
Total losses: 17.8 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
09/10/23-15/10/23
Mortality:
10,060
Mortality Rate:
1.04%
Reason given: Bacterial
Bacterial
Contacted health manager, bacterial infection is Piscirickettsia
Health manager contacted for details of bacterial infection,First report this input. FHI to monitor

Date:
16/10/23-22/10/23
Mortality:
14,747
Mortality Rate:
1.54%
Reason given: Bacterial
Bacterial
Contacted health manager, bacterial infection is Piscirickettsia
Health manager contacted for details of bacterial infection, 2nd report this input. FHI to monitor

Date:
23/10/23-29/10/23
Mortality:
14,741
Mortality Rate:
1.56%
Reason given: Bacterial
Bacterial
Continuation of ongoing mortalities due to Piscirickettsia. Numbers have stabilised, FHI to monitor

Date:
30/10/23-05/11/23
Mortality:
13,245
Mortality Rate:
1.58%
Reason given: Bacterial
Bacterial
FHI to monitor

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0489


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Site is made up of 3 sets of four 36 meter steel pens. All pens were inspected fish looked clean and healthy, no health issues were observed on site.
Site had 5 movements of Ballan Wrasse from Ireland from 1 supplier. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0542


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Remote Inspection completed on the 25/11/21 physical inspection on the 1/12/2021
Site to be used as a nursery site this cycle. One more input to site due on the 2/12/2021.
No issues on site, fish feeding well. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2022-0063


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Wrasse mixed farmed from Anglesey and wild from Northern Ireland.
Site inspection and VMD sampling done on 16/03/2022 by , observed by .
No new movements since last inspection on 01/12/2021. The main population of fish on site appeared healthy. Small percentage of fish with lesions in pens 5 - 8 but still fairly active, the fish swam away quickly upon approach. The fish sampled for the VMD looked healthy. [Original PDF]

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