Site Details: Kames Bay (west)

Kilmelford
Argyll
PA34 4XA
Operator: Kames Fish Farming Ltd
Water type: Seawater

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Average female lice per fish

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
17/04/23-23/04/23
Mortality:
22
Mortality Rate:
3.29%
Reason given: Predation
Predation
Extra weight added to net to improve tension
Historic report. No further action.
Date:
01/05/23-07/05/23
Mortality:
9
Mortality Rate:
1.42%
Reason given: Predation
Predation
No other measures possible as accoustic detterrent permission not granted
Historic report. No further action.
Date:
14/08/23-20/08/23
Mortality:
1,306
Mortality Rate:
1.12%
Reason given: Failed fish
Failed fish
N/A
First report this cycle. FHI to monitor.
Date:
21/08/23-27/08/23
Mortality:
1,188
Mortality Rate:
1.03%
Reason given: Failed fish/ treatment stress
Failed fish/ treatment stress
N/A
Morts are mainly failed fish (runts), these fish are out of condition and microjellies have cased gill damage. FHI to monitor
Date:
28/08/23-03/09/23
Mortality:
2,328
Mortality Rate:
2.04%
Reason given: Failed fish, water quality issues, low O2
Failed fish, water quality issues, low O2
reduce feeding
Frequency of net cleaning has increased to maintain water flow through the site. Aeration has not been deployed due to concerns of upwelling harmful plankton into the cages. FHI to monitor.
Date:
04/09/23-10/09/23
Mortality:
2,185
Mortality Rate:
1.95%
Reason given: Environmental - Plankton µ jellyfish (gill damage)
Environmental - Plankton µ jellyfish (gill damage)
Feed withdrawn with Vet's approval for 3 weeks to reduce respiritory demands of the fish.
Third week of increased mortalities at 2%. FHI to monitor.
Date:
18/09/23-24/09/23
Mortality:
1,319
Mortality Rate:
1.24%
Reason given: compromised gills from plankton/ jellyfish
compromised gills from plankton/ jellyfish
withdrawl of feed period under veterinary advice
Ongoing mortality reduced from previous notification. APHA contacted due to potencial welfare incident as feed was withdrawn for three weeks. FHI to monitor.
Date:
25/09/23-01/10/23
Mortality:
1,209
Mortality Rate:
1.15%
Reason given: compromised gills from plankton/ jellyfish
compromised gills from plankton/ jellyfish
withdrawl of feed period under veterinary advice
Mortality down slightly on previous week. FHI to monitor.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0204


Download Reported mort event; 31/05/2020 3.5kg rainbow trout 9.2% FW Lice treatment - Vet report inconclusive to cause of death, assumed osmoregulation as the cause. 9097 morts. Mortality began to occur 15hrs post treatment. Divers, uplifts and dead basket used to clear the mortality from pens as quickly as possible. Morts disposed of using ensiler and fish waste uplifted.
Morts 8-14 June Estimate 1.1%. Mort figures to be submitted when figures are finalised. Fish were placed in the well boat, inter-Caledonia for transport from Shuna Castle to Kames West. 9 hours in well boat. A small trial had taken place prior to well boat with no issues. Fish were fine in well boat and on unloading. Mortalities started to appear 16 hours later. Vets visited and histo samples taken, The result are still outstanding. - conclusion osmoregulation problem, no signs of gross pathology and no mortality in the untreated cages. Lice levels had been low and gill health good. No disease issues at the site.
Site is being harvested. Killed at kames pier and processed at South Shian or Blar Mhor.
Water temp currently 11.4oc [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0465


Download See case 2020-0241 for majority of paperwork for visit. Previous case carried out as REG, CNI and SLI as water temperature too high for ECI.
Salmosan treated under cascade so 500 degree day withdrawal.
Heavy metal testing - samples taken on Tuesday, no results yet.
Lice counts match submitted.
Harvesting is carried out on one cage at a time to enable treatments to be carried out on other cages if necessary.
Biosecurity records, FMA and surveillance frequency, harvest & lice strategy not checked again - site manager confirmed no changes.
Paperwork completed remotely by 29/10/21, Site visit by .
Low numbers of mortalities observed in a few pens. No moribund or lethargic fish observed. In some pens there appears to be some issues with the feed digestibility causing some red coloured oil from the feed to swim at the surface. Company is looking into it and hope to resolve this as soon as possible. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0027


Download Stock origins:
Kames Hatchery: pen 1 = deeper than the rest, growth best in own stock
Westmill: pen 2&3 = really aggressive feeders (larger fish on site due to larger size at input at ~350g).
Glenkens: pen 4
Seal predation was observed in pen 1 but no mortalities associated. To prevent any interest from seals around the pens, live net change occurred; nets changed from 18mm mesh to a 25mm mesh with heavier twine (Boris nets).
Site has had experience with Caligus problems previously, with some physical damage observed but treatments have been effective in reducing lice burdens on site.
Last treatment on site was on 05/05/2022: Salmosan.
Medicines are kept at the hatchery in a locked cupboard/room. Only T.M.S and disinfectant kept at the shorebase.
Any future harvests on site will occur via a new boat (deadhaul) and landed on pier, rather than previous methods of a harvesting by pushing pen to the pier and pumping fish to harvest station on the pier.
Fish sampled for VMD was observed to be in a healthy condition.
Records demonstrating that the issues raised relating to the farm management statement have been addressed were received on 05/04/2023. These records have been found to be satisfactory. [Original PDF]

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