Site Details: Ardtaraig Hatchery

Loch Striven
Argyll
Argyll
PA23 8RG
Operator: Cooke Aquaculture (Freshwater) Ltd
Water type: Freshwater

Inspection reports

Case Number: 2021-0254


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MIX inspection conducted - ECI could not be completed due to water temperature being above 14 degrees Celsius, VMD samples not taken as fish are too small at the moment. ECI and VMD to be completed later in the year. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0316


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All current fish on site from Iceland- Stofinfisker
Fish doing well - 2021S0 -load going out Pegal bay in Orkney. Fish on withdrawal; Aquasen 500 degree days - (Formalin) - ongoing and Cress (pyceze) - 500 degree days withdrawal- treatments for Fungus. No gill issues,
4294 total morts on last 4 week - 0.68% -fungus (3112).
6-12th Sept 1095 0.18% 13-19th Sept 1648 0.26%, 20-26thSept 851 0.14%, 27th -3 Oct 700 0.11%
Furunculosis in June 2019 used aquatet (August 2019) and florocol (June 2019) -Mortality levels were not above the reporting threshold. issue prior to vaccinations - now vaccinating at 20g to stop furunclossis and fish are now vaccinated twice. The effected fish; 2019 S0 stock. - went to sea and preformed well.
Fish sampled for VMD last treated 28th September 2021 with Aquasen (formalin).
Movement book not inspected at time of visit. The site is due to be visited in Nov for EC case. EC not completed at this time due to time constraints.
Remote case by ; Site visit be [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0450


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All current fish on site from Iceland - Stofinfisker
Recent mortality -
03/10/21 - 10/10/21 = 2948 fish (0.47%)
11/10/21 -18/10/21 = 4165 fish (0.67%)
12/10/21 - 19/10/21 = 3712 fish (0.59%)
20/10/21 - 27/10/21 = 107 fish (0.02%)
Site inspection conducted by and observed by on 03/11/2021.
Fish appeared healthy, with some minor dorsal fin erosion. No mortalities observed on site. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0508


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Ardtaraig Hatchery is currently made up of four units, an incubation unit (Comp Hatch), Unit A, B, C and F which are all fry/ongrowing units. Units A, C and F are currently stocked with 2024 S1 fish from Benchmark Genetics, Iceland. Fish have performed well this cycle, mortality has remained low throughout the duration of this production cycle.
From the physical inspection of the site, fish were observed as being very active and shoaling well. No clinical signs of disease were observed during the inspection.
Fish removed for VMD sampling were health both internally and externally. [Original PDF]

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