Site Details: Linnhe
Ardgour
By Fort William
PH33 7AH
Water type: Seawater
Cumulative mortality over full production cycle
Production cycle end date: Aug 2019
Total losses: 23.5 %
Production cycle end date: Jun 2021
Total losses: 8.5 %
Production cycle end date: Oct 2022
Total losses: 13.9 %
Production cycle end date: Oct 2023
Total losses: 22.9 %
Fish Health Inspectorate mortality
28/03/22-03/04/22
11,199
1.14%
04/04/22-10/04/22
14,423
1.49%
11/04/22-17/04/22
10,882
1.14%
18/04/22-24/04/22
10,996
1.16%
25/04/22-01/05/22
10,493
1.13%
12/06/23-18/06/23
34,660
3.54%
19/06/23-25/06/23
28,394
3.01%
26/06/23-02/07/23
23,897
1.54%
03/07/23-09/07/23
9,310
1.04%
31/07/23-06/08/23
15,648
1.81%
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2020-0475
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Site has had a very good cycle so far with very low mortality and low sea lice numbers. One mechanical treatment was carried out and one slice treatment has been carried out to deal with a spike in Caligus numbers in the summer months.
Site has had 7 movements on of Ballan Wrasse from Ireland from 1 supplier. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2021-0059
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Paperwork completed remotely on 22/04/2021 by , shadowed by
Physical site inspection on 28/04/2021 by
Next cycle plan to get 120m circles.
2021 wk6 AF 0.72, 2021 wk7 0.52 treatment in 2021 wk7, below CoGP in wk8, 2021 wk09 0.55 AF, wk9 treatment for 6 out of
12 cages on site, following week below CoGP levels, 2021 wk15 0.55 AF, following week below CoGP, harvests planned for the next few weeks, will target cages with highest lice counts for harvest first. Just recently also an increase in water temperature which means WRS are working better.
Most pens had a small number of fish with physical damage this appeared to be predominantly damage to the eyes. Most affected fish were deeper in the water, still actively swimming or too far away to be removed. Two lethargic fish were able to be removed which had both eyes missing. These fish appeared to be in good condition apart from the missing eyes. They were opened up but no gross pathology was observed so no samples collected. The site manager suspected the damage was related to recent mechanical treatments. Fish sampled for VMD appeared healthy. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0051
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WRA wild and farmed from Anglesey
No mortality uplift this cycle.
The site can get a high freshwater influx during spate spells, salinity can drop to 18ppt in the first 3m. This does not seem to affect the cleanerfish as they can sit lower in the water column until the salinity condition improves.
Remote inspection done on 11/03/2022 by , observed by .
Site inspection not possible due to Covid-19. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0146
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Remote paperwork completed 04/05/22.
WRS some wild caught from N. Ireland, some farmed.
Fallow possibly Sep 22 (if current stock moved to Muck or Rum) or July 2023.
Treatment imported from Chile: Veterian (Florfenicol)
Lethargic and moribund fish observed in pen 8-10. Site staff actively remove lethargic and moribund fish on a daily basis from these pens. Fish removed for diagnostic from pen 8 and 9. Lethargic fish also observed in some of the other pens, particularly pen5 and 7. Approximately 10-15 lethargic fish observed in pen 5 and 7 each. Two fish removed for diagnostic removed from pen 5. Overall majority of fish in pens 1-7 appeared to be shoaling normally. Fish a little deeper in the water and at times with the light conditions difficult to observe. At the time of inspection strong tidal currants were observed on site. [Original PDF]