Site Details: MacLean's Nose
Kilchoan
PH36 4LH
Water type: Seawater
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Cumulative mortality over full production cycle
Production cycle end date: Aug 2018
Total losses: 34.6 %
Production cycle end date: Aug 2020
Total losses: 16.4 %
Production cycle end date: Mar 2022
Total losses: 10.2 %
Production cycle end date: Mar 2024
Total losses: 22.4 %
Fish Health Inspectorate mortality
07/08/23-13/08/23
15,444
1.41%
14/08/23-20/08/23
12,333
1.17%
28/08/23-03/09/23
8,492
1.17%
11/09/23-17/09/23
8,833
1.55%
18/09/23-24/09/23
8,861
1.61%
25/09/23-01/10/23
5,449
1.00%
16/10/23-22/10/23
10,087
2.06%
23/10/23-29/10/23
9,109
1.90%
06/11/23-12/11/23
3,834
1.05%
25/12/23-31/12/23
4,503
1.64%
08/01/24-14/01/24
3,751
1.40%
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0539
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Remote Inspection conducted on the 23/11/2021, physical inspection on the 30/11/2021.
Mortality/movement records inspected from 29/May 2019 to w/e 21/11/2021.
2021 salmon, elevated mortalities recorded beginning wk 28, 22,359 (2.11%) across the site attributed to ERM, mortalities continued to be attributed to this for a number of weeks. Antibiotics administered.
2019 salmon, elevated mortalities attributed to treatment loss/physical damage wk 37 7572 (0.65%), elevated mortalities were attributed to bacterial infection wk38 to 49 with 50970 mortalities recorded in total
2019 lumpfish total for May 4953, June 27332, July 13764, no diagnosis.
2021 lumpfish total for June 15210, July 10896 mainly attributed to sea lice treatment losses.
7 pens inspected from the walkways due to swell, remaining inspected from the boat. Poor visibility due to rain and swell. Fish showing a good feed response. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0071
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Site to be fallow by the end of the month, low mortalities and no issues since last inspection.
Wrasse imported from Ireland earlier in the cycle. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2023-0093
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No peaks in salmon mortality for period checked. Lumpfish peaks in mortality 2022 wk 49 94769 (53.13%) storm damage.
Also some elevated mortalities post input. 2023 wk 7 2109 (1.99%) storm damage, runts and without diagnosis. Wk 8 1478
(1.43%) storm damage, runts and without diagnosis.
The lumpfish mortality (53.13%) was following three days of severe storms, no issues with the salmon. All pens affected. No issues prior to this with significant lumpfish mortalities. No issues occurred due to storms since. This mortality event will be referred to APHA.
Peroxide treatments for AGD in three pens on the 13th Feb (small fish). Whole site beginning of December 2022 and 12
January 2023.
Bird nets have been adapted with smaller mesh around the base is attached to the net collar to prevent seal access.
Morts removed by ROV FOOVER on a daily basis. Double based nets.
Some runts observed in two pens.
No wrasse imports from Ireland since the last inspection but this is likely to continue this cycle so surveillance frequency will remain high. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2024-0035
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Stock origin: fanad, aquagen and mowi stock from Glenfinann and Loch Lochy.
Passive grade conducted 13th Feb 2024.
Cleanerfish mortality 2024:
LUM: Wk6, 0.15%, 63; Wk5, 0.43%,180; Wk4,0.16%,68; Wk3,0.43%,184
WRS: Wk6, 0.20%,106;Wk5,0.61%,327; Wk4,0.25%,135; Wk3,0.41%,220
Treatments 2024:
Last treatment from 07-13/01/2024 was freshwater. 3hr exposure
Irish wrasse from - 13/07/2023, 5790
Mortalities are ensiled on site and then taken away via billy bowie. In the instance that increased mortalities occur, skips are used. Waste transfer notes for both these situations have been inspected. skips for the higher mortality in wk 33. during this time, 6 pens transferred to bdnc due to increased mortality
During August 2023, 6 pens were transferred to BDNC
Feed blocks for cleanerfish have been changed and positive effects seen in overall health of these fish onsite.
Visits from health manager conducted every month, with the last visit being conducted on 29/01/2024
Harvests conducted on site via livehaul.
Paperwork inspected remotely on 15/02/2024. last waste transfer note- 08/10/2023. one fish was removed for VMD sampling and was observed to be healthy. [Original PDF]