Site Details: Furnace

Furnace Quarry
Upper Loch Fyne
Furnace , Argyll
PA32 8YA
Operator: Bakkafrost Scotland
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

Furnace Quarry Production cycle end date: May 2021
Total losses: 16.8 %

Furnace Quarry Production cycle end date: Feb 2023
Total losses: 25.7 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
19/09/22-25/09/22
Mortality:
1,395
Mortality Rate:
1.73%
Reason given: Handling (Post-treatment)
Handling (Post-treatment)
First report this cycle. FHI to visit week 41.
Date:
26/09/22-02/10/22
Mortality:
1,731
Mortality Rate:
2.18%
Reason given: Handling (Post-treatment)
Handling (Post-treatment)
FW wk 39
Transfer mortalities. Site inspected 12/10/2022 (case no. 2022-0487). FHI to monitor
Date:
21/11/22-27/11/22
Mortality:
760
Mortality Rate:
1.01%
Reason given: Sea Lice Related (Post-treatment)
Sea Lice Related (Post-treatment)
Site visited week 41. FHI to monitor
Date:
12/12/22-18/12/22
Mortality:
1,941
Mortality Rate:
2.63%
Reason given: Gill health
Gill health
Company biologist contacted. Mechanical treatment carried out combined with compromised gills attributed to increased in mortality rate. Due to size of the fish and issues, the planned harvest date will be brought forward and it is hoped the site will be fallow by the end of January 2023. FHI to monitor.
Date:
02/09/24-08/09/24
Mortality:
4,728
Mortality Rate:
5.14%
Reason given: Water Quality; Gill health related
Water Quality; Gill health related
First report this cycle. FHI to monitor.
Date:
09/09/24-15/09/24
Mortality:
1,709
Mortality Rate:
1.96%
Reason given: Water Quality; Gill health related
Water Quality; Gill health related
Second consecutive week. Mortality substantially decreased from previous week. FHI to monitor.
Date:
16/09/24-22/09/24
Mortality:
2,084
Mortality Rate:
2.44%
Reason given: Water Quality; Gill health related
Water Quality; Gill health related
Targeted harvests to begin wk 40/41.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
23/09/24-29/09/24
Mortality:
4,626
Mortality Rate:
5.54%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Harvests
FHI to monitor.

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