Site Details: Inverkerry Smolt Unit
Ross-shire
Ross-shire
IV21 2AL
Water type: Freshwater
Fish Health Inspectorate mortality
28/11/22-04/12/22
18,054
2.97%
26/12/22-01/01/23
11,659
2.00%
02/01/23-08/01/23
9,517
1.67%
09/01/23-15/01/23
8,791
1.57%
07/08/23-13/08/23
16,678
2.73%
14/08/23-20/08/23
20,703
1.60%
18/09/23-24/09/23
28,558
2.33%
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0102
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Site under development - 24 8m tanks replacing 76 3m - still keeping 41 5 meter tanks. Completed by July/august 65 in total. all stock on site stofnfiskur origin - moved onto site from Ormsary.
Mortality (last 4 weeks) - Week 15 (3606 0.24%), Week 14 (1915 0.29%), Week 13 (2002 - 0.28%), Week 12 (3468 0.49%)
Mortality data submitted after inspection. Could not get a mortality report on site at time of inspection due to technical issues, daily mortality records for 2 weeks prior to inspection viewed, no sign of increased mortality.
Fish treated with formalin at weekend, early signs of saprolegnia. Stock treated with Slice before moving to sea sites. tanks E2 and G8 being exported to France. Some damage in both tanks noted on the pectoral fins, looks like a mixture of abrasion damage with some aggression. Fish looked healthy otherwise, no moribunds observed
Disinfection records inspected and all ok. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2021-0564
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Physical Inspection conducted by , shadowed by . No clinical signs of disease observed on site. Export certificate signed by . 5,500 SAL at 20g exported to Aquatech Group, Malta by Migdale Transport. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2023-0476
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Withdrawal for anaesthetic tricaine as vaccinated recently
Increased morts 13/8/23 2.73% 1 tank C2 vaccinations. 16678 - adverse vaccination reaction. outstanding issues following visit ; no weekly % for site back to 31/11/21, frequency mort removal documentaion no provided; results of samples from August not avalable; All information required supplied by emailed 13/11/23
Inverkerry Hatchery currently fallow. Stocking at end of month from Stofinfisker.
Fish at smolt unit vaccinated 16/10/23 till 27/10/23
Aquacen - formalin used at site post vaccine
Morts collected by Fergusons to Barkip or Inverness
Health report results; 18/8/23 = severe fungal infection compatible with Saprolegnia sp. on gills and skin. Glochidia sp - metazoan in all gill samples. 23/8/23 - mortality event derived from multiple factors- stress induced by increase temp and vaccination handling, background Glochidia sp. and saprolegniasis. 23/2/23- nephorocalcinosis and mild sphaerospora infection.
Paperwork and sampling Inspection and [Original PDF]