Site Details: Sandwick

Yell Shorebase
Mid Yell
ZE2 9BN
Operator: Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Ltd
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

Production cycle end date: Sep 2018
Total losses: 22.9 %

Production cycle end date: Feb 2020
Total losses: 16.7 %

Production cycle end date: Nov 2020
Total losses: 4 %

Production cycle end date: Jan 2022
Total losses: 9.3 %

Production cycle end date: Nov 2022
Total losses: 14.7 %

Production cycle end date: Jan 2024
Total losses: 19.2 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
27/02/23-05/03/23
Mortality:
3,241
Mortality Rate:
1.17%
Reason given: Handling
Handling
First report this cycle. Business contacted forfurther details on handling issue. Update 14/3/23 The fish have recently been moved to Sandwick from Copister site. Mortality post transfer.

Date:
30/10/23-05/11/23
Mortality:
2,684
Mortality Rate:
1.09%
Reason given: Gill Health + CMS
Gill Health + CMS
Second report from this site. FHI to monitor.

Date:
06/11/23-12/11/23
Mortality:
3,013
Mortality Rate:
1.24%
Reason given: Gill Health + CMS
Gill Health + CMS
Business correspondent contacted. Site currently being harvested. Expected to be fallow by wk 52 2023.
Relatively low and stable mortality rate and fallow date approaching. FHI to monitor

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2021-0259


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1 dead observed across site, not fresh dead. 1 fish removed for VMD appeared in very good condition, with no sea lice observed.
Mortalities removed by ROV, divers still used on site, but they focus on net checks and other work. Nets washed every two weeks, by net wash boat, nets were very clean with very little growth observed and very well tensioned.
All harvests are dead haul and go through the Yell Packing Station.
No issues observed or reported on site.
Remote paperwork conducted 15/07/21. Site inspection conducted 21/07/21 [Original PDF]

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