Site Details: Burrastow
Walls
ZE2 9PD
Water type: Seawater
Cumulative mortality over full production cycle
Production cycle end date: May 2019
Total losses: 5 %
Production cycle end date: Apr 2023
Total losses: 15.2 %
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0454
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Remote inspection carried out on 27/10/2021 by under observation by . Site inspection carried out on 03/11/2021 by
under supervision of .
Fish waste currently being held by TWMA Shetland and is to be used to produce biofuel by SEM once fully approved and operational.
Upon inspection of stock, fish appeared health with no signs of clinical disease. Fish taken for VMD showed no visual signs of disease internally or externally. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2023-0014
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Paper work and site inspection conducted by .
Burrastow have had a successful cycle, very low mortality has occurred onsite since input. There are currently 4 cages stocked and the site plans to fallow the site by July of this year.
From the physical inspection of the stock, fish appeared healthy and were observed responding positively to routine feeding regimes and shoaling well. No clinical signs of disease were observed during the inspection.
The site has recently had a spike in sea lice, sea lice counts were last taken on 03/02/2023 and an average of 4.35 AF was recorded for the site. The site are planning to conduct a hydrolicer treatment as soon as possible. This will be the first sea lice intervention treatment this cycle, prior to this spike the site have had good success keeping sea lice at low levels by employing sea lice skirts at each cage. No physical damage, typical of a high burden of sea lice infestation was observed on the date of inspection. [Original PDF]