Site Details: Fada

Summer Isles
By Ullapool
Wester Ross
IV26 2YN
Operator: Scottish Sea Farms 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

Fada Production cycle end date: Jan 2019
Total losses: 2.8 %

Fada Production cycle end date: Aug 2020
Total losses: 5.5 %

Fada Production cycle end date: Oct 2022
Total losses: 8.8 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
25/07/22-31/07/22
Mortality:
780
Mortality Rate:
1.30%
Reason given: Environment; Gill Health Related
Environment; Gill Health Related
CGD post Jelly fish bloom, aeration in use
First report this cycle. FHI to monitor
Date:
01/08/22-07/08/22
Mortality:
742
Mortality Rate:
1.2%
Reason given: Environment; Gill Health Related
Environment; Gill Health Related
CGD, aeration in use, destocking through harvest
Mortality rate is decreasing. Targeting worst affected pens through harvest. FHI to monitor.
Date:
08/08/22-14/08/22
Mortality:
1,084
Mortality Rate:
1.6%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
CGD, aeration in use, destocking through harvest
Site scheduled to fallow Oct 2022
Date:
15/08/22-21/08/22
Mortality:
1,334
Mortality Rate:
2.30%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
CGD, aeration in use, destocking through harvest
Ongoing harvesting, site to be fallow by October 2022
Date:
22/08/22-28/08/22
Mortality:
1,427
Mortality Rate:
3.0%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
CGD, aeration in use, harvesting to fallow
Site due to be fallow by 02/10/2022
Date:
29/08/22-04/09/22
Mortality:
1,124
Mortality Rate:
3.20%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
CGD, aeration in use, harvesting to fallow
Sixth week of increase mortality. Due to fallow 2/10/22
Date:
05/09/22-11/09/22
Mortality:
693
Mortality Rate:
2.20%
Reason given: Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
CGD, aeration in use, harvesting to fallow
Site due to fallow 02/10/22
Date:
12/09/22-18/09/22
Mortality:
592
Mortality Rate:
1.90%
Reason given: Environment; Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
Environment; Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
CGD, aeration in use, harvesting to fallow
Site due to fallow 02/10/22
Date:
19/09/22-25/09/22
Mortality:
932
Mortality Rate:
3.10%
Reason given: Environment; Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
Environment; Gill Health Related post jellyfish bloom
CGD, aeration in use, harvesting to fallow
Site due to fallow 02/10/22
Date:
26/09/22-02/10/22
Mortality:
663
Mortality Rate:
2.20%
Reason given: Environment; Gill Health Related
Environment; Gill Health Related
CGD, harvesting to fallow
Very small number of fish left. Site fallow by end of week 40.
Date:
18/09/23-24/09/23
Mortality:
2,659
Mortality Rate:
1.90%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Paramove tarp treatment scheduled
First notification of the cycle. Business contacted: increase in jellyfish in the area. Gross sting cell damage observed on gills of fish. Tarp treatment completed this week. No negative effects to fish health noted during or post treatment. Mortality for wk 39 (this week) is 1.7% so far. FHI to monitor
Date:
25/09/23-01/10/23
Mortality:
2,976
Mortality Rate:
2.2%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Paramove tarp treatment completed
Slight increase on previous week, FHI to continue to monitor following treatment.
Date:
16/10/23-22/10/23
Mortality:
4,977
Mortality Rate:
3.80%
Reason given: Environment; Gill health related
Environment; Gill health related
CGD; Treatment for AGD with Paramove sheduled for wk 42
Same shorebase as Tanera, visit scheduled to Tanera. FHI to monitor.
Date:
23/10/23-29/10/23
Mortality:
18,353
Mortality Rate:
14.5%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Treatment for AGD with Paramove in wk 44
To discuss with Inspector who visited the neighbouring Tanera site on the 2/11/2023 as same manager runs the site. FHI to monitor.
Date:
30/10/23-05/11/23
Mortality:
19,291
Mortality Rate:
17.8%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Paramove treatment for AGD in wk 44
FHI to visit.
Date:
06/11/23-12/11/23
Mortality:
1,390
Mortality Rate:
1.6%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Post Paramove treatment for AGD
Site inspected w/b 13th November - DIA - awaiting results. 4th consecutive week of mortality. Mortality has reduced dramatically from previous week (17.8% to 1.6%). FHI to monitor.
Date:
13/11/23-19/11/23
Mortality:
12,615
Mortality Rate:
14.40%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; Post Paramove treatment for AGD
Mortality increased since last notification. Site inspected and DIA taken on 16/11/23 (case no. 2023-0525). FHI to monitor
Date:
20/11/23-26/11/23
Mortality:
7,903
Mortality Rate:
10.50%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; FW wellboat treatment scheduled
Site inspected and DIA taken on 16/11/23 (case no. 2023-0525). FHI to monitor
Date:
27/11/23-03/12/23
Mortality:
518
Mortality Rate:
2.10%
Reason given: Gill Health related
Gill Health related
CGD; FW wellboat treatment underway
Site inspected and DIA taken on 16/11/23 (case no. 2023-0525). AGD, salmon gill poxvirus and Paranucleospora theridion identified. FHI to monitor.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2021-0166


Download Remote inspection done on 28/05/21 by , supervised by . Physical inspection done on 01/06/2021 by , supervised by .
Wrasse brought over from Ireland during last cycle.
Mortality event observed in week 16 2019 - 1,530 fish (1.1%) at 2.9kg post treatment, not reported to Marine Scotland.
No issues on site. Fish looked healthy when sampled by for VMD (observed by ). [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2022-0126


Download Remote inspection done on 22/04/2022.
Farmed wrasse from Otter Ferry, wild caught wrasse from Orkney. No longer importing cleanerfish from Ireland.
The nets had been washed the day before the inspection and therefore were very clean. The fish looked healthy, with a good feeding response. No moribunds or dead fish observed. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0525


Download Peroxide treatments in October (tarp), September (tarp), August (wellboat) and July (tarp). A further treatment is scheduled for 19/11/2023
One moribund and one runt removed for diagnostic sampling. A number of lethargic fish were observed in all cages but displayed a good startle response so could not be caught.
AGD scores increased in July mortalities started increasing in week 34 peaking in week 38 (3,317 (1.92%)) and 39 (3,756
(2.19%)). Mortality numbers rapidly increased in week 41 peaking in week 43 (26,479 (14.48%)) and week 44 27943
(17.80%)) before reducing in week 45 (2,079 (1.56%)) however this week numbers are increasing with 4,921 (3.68%) recorded to date 16/11/2023.
Wrasse mortalities last four weeks:wk 46 8 (0.12%), wk 45 16 (0.31%), wk 44 23 (0.45%), wk 43 5 (0.10%). [Original PDF]

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