Site Details: Kyles Vuia

Miavaig Pier
Uig
HS2 9HW
Operator: Bakkafrost Scotland
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: Jul 2020
Total losses: 36.3 %

Production cycle end date: Jul 2022
Total losses: 57.8 %

Production cycle end date: Apr 2024
Total losses: 28.9 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
09/05/22-15/05/22
Mortality:
802
Mortality Rate:
1.08%
Reason given: Viral Disease
Viral Disease
FHI to monitor
Date:
16/05/22-22/05/22
Mortality:
1,856
Mortality Rate:
2.54%
Reason given: Viral Disease
Viral Disease
CMS
Second consecutive week above reporting level, mortality has doubled from previous week (1.08% to 2.54%). CMS confirmed on site. Business correspondant contacted, site only has 3 stocked pens remaining and all are on the harvest plan. Harvests commencing this week, site should be fallow shortly. FHI to monitor.
Date:
23/05/22-29/05/22
Mortality:
1,315
Mortality Rate:
1.85%
Reason given: Viral disease
Viral disease
Harvests ongoing
Third consecutive week above reporting level, mortality has reduced from previous week (2.54% to 1.85%). CMS confirmed on site. Site only has 3 stocked pens remaining and all are on the harvest plan. Harvests commencing this week, site should be fallow shortly. FHI to monitor.
Date:
30/05/22-05/06/22
Mortality:
475
Mortality Rate:
1.05%
Reason given: Viral disease
Viral disease
Harvests
Site is now fallow.
Date:
07/07/23-13/07/23
Mortality:
14,752
Mortality Rate:
4.07%
Reason given: Bacterial Disease
Bacterial Disease
Freshwater week 34
First report of this cycle. FW treatment being carried out this week. Contacted business correspondant - estimated mortality for Wk 33 is 4.17%. FHI to monitor.
Date:
14/08/23-20/08/23
Mortality:
14,515
Mortality Rate:
4.17%
Reason given: Bacterial Disease (ERM + Furunculosis); Gil Health Related
Bacterial Disease (ERM + Furunculosis); Gil Health Related
Freshwater week 34
Contacted business, following FW treatment numbers now below reporting threshold. FHI to monitor.
Date:
28/08/23-03/09/23
Mortality:
3,654
Mortality Rate:
1.11%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
In wk 37/38 FW schedule. Mortalities have reduced significantly.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
04/09/23-10/09/23
Mortality:
6,076
Mortality Rate:
1.86%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW week 37
Mortalities have increased again from previous weeks report, following week similar. Poor gill health and post treatment morts. FHI to monitor post treatment.
Date:
11/09/23-17/09/23
Mortality:
9,383
Mortality Rate:
2.93%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
Business contacted: FW with FLS treatment carried out in wk 36 and was successful. Another FW and FLS treatment planned for this week. Water temperature has reduced over past 2 weeks which should reduce issues. Mortality is thought to be stabilising. FHI to monitor
Date:
18/09/23-24/09/23
Mortality:
4,075
Mortality Rate:
1.31%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW treatment week 39 (25/09-01/10/2023)
Mortality down on previous week FHI to monitor
Date:
25/09/23-01/10/23
Mortality:
4,214
Mortality Rate:
1.37%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW week 39
Mortality has reduced since peak. FHI to Monitor
Date:
02/10/23-08/10/23
Mortality:
6,658
Mortality Rate:
2.20%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
Site contacted for further information, freshwater treatments currently underway. Fish have gill health related issues following a recent jellyfish insult.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
09/10/23-15/10/23
Mortality:
9,898
Mortality Rate:
3.34%
Reason given: Gill health related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Gill health related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
FW scheduled week41/42; Business contacted: FW treatment completed, one stock type in particular is accounting for the majority of mortality as a result of bacterial infection, the worst affected pens will be target for harvest.
Business contacted for information on outcome on FW treatment. Information updated. FHI to monitor.
Date:
16/10/23-22/10/23
Mortality:
6,151
Mortality Rate:
2.24%
Reason given: Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
FW scheduled week 41/42; Targeted Harvest
Mortalities reducing following FW treatment, FHI to monitor.
Date:
23/10/23-29/10/23
Mortality:
3,017
Mortality Rate:
1.21%
Reason given: Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Targeted Harvest
Mortalities continue to fall. FHI to monitor
Date:
30/10/23-05/11/23
Mortality:
3,891
Mortality Rate:
1.70%
Reason given: Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Gill Health Related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
FW week 44
10th consecutive week of mortality over threshold. Business correspondent contacted. Remaining cages on site after treatment are in good health and their health is being kept closely monitored. FHI to monitor.
Date:
06/11/23-12/11/23
Mortality:
2,243
Mortality Rate:
1.08%
Reason given: Gill Health, Bacterial Disease
Gill Health, Bacterial Disease
FW treatment completed week 44, targetted harvesting on individual pens
Mortalities are slowly decreasing. FHI to monitor following completion of FW treatment.
Date:
20/11/23-26/11/23
Mortality:
2,565
Mortality Rate:
1.56%
Reason given: Gill health related; bacterial disease
Gill health related; bacterial disease
Targeted harvest of individual pens scheduled as require; FW scheduled wk 48/49
Company identified furunculosis as the bacterial disease. FHI to monitor.
Date:
27/11/23-03/12/23
Mortality:
2,088
Mortality Rate:
1.29%
Reason given: Gill-health related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Gill-health related; Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Targeted harvest of individual pens scheduled as require; FW scheduled wk 49/50
FHI to monitor.
Date:
18/12/23-24/12/23
Mortality:
1,143
Mortality Rate:
1.00%
Reason given: Bacterial Disease (frunculosis)
Bacterial Disease (frunculosis)
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
FHI to monitor.
Date:
25/12/23-31/12/23
Mortality:
1,332
Mortality Rate:
1.17%
Reason given: Maturity
Maturity
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
FHI to monitor.
Date:
01/01/24-07/01/24
Mortality:
1,684
Mortality Rate:
1.50%
Reason given: Maturity
Maturity
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
FHI to monitor.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0037


Download Site inspected to carry out escape investigation and enhanced containment inspection, following incident which may have given rise to the risk of escape occurring when FHI last inspected the site on 04/12/2019.
Site has been experiencing increased seal predation over the last few months, new ADD system has recently been installed on site, subsequently mortalities attributed to seal damage have reduced over the past month.
During inspection 1-2 lethargic fish were observed in the majority of cages. In cage 4 several lethargic fish with lesions visible on the flanks were observed. % fish were removed for diagnostic sampling. The remaining lethargic fish observed on site were removed from the cages and dispatched.
Fish sampled for VMD appeared healthy.
Escape investigation
During a the previous FHI inspection on 04/12/2019, a seal was observed in cage 5, the seal was then seen to leave the cage.
Divers arrived on site the same day to inspect the cage and net and discovered a hole near the base of net, approximately
25x15 mesh squares in size (nets on site have a mesh size of 15 mm). The hole was repaired by the divers. It is suspected that the hole was caused either by seal damage, or possibly by the lift-up system cone rubbing against the net during recent storm conditions Dive reports indicate that fish were observed to higher up the water column in the cage, no fish were observed outside the cage, and in the following days feed levels had not dropped. The APB completed and submitted the escape notification form to the FHI on the same day, noting that it was suspected that no fish escaped during the incident.
Divers returned to site on 06/12/2019 to inspect all other cages on site, no damage or holes in nets were found, all support ropes for lift up systems were tightened. Prior to the escape, divers inspected cages and nets on 29/11/2019 with no holes or damage observed.
At the time of the escape the site had an OTAK A.D.D. system on installed on site. Following the incident frequencies on the
A.D.D. were adjusted and an additional A.D.D. system (Ace Aquatec) has been installed on site, with both systems running.
Mortality attributed to deal damage have fallen since.
Nets on site are currently STAR mesh, these are due to be replaced with Seal pro nets at the end of this production cycle. Seal pro nets are currently being installed on the neighbouring Vuia Mor site. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2020-0166


Download Previously submited mortality event info;
06/01/2020-12/01/2020 5.35% Seal Predation 20728 ADD's being adjusted.
13/01/2020-19/01/2020 3.36% Seal Predation 12323 ADD's being adjusted .
20/01/2020-26/01/2020 1.53% Seal Predation 5405 Adjusting ADD frequency. Site inspected December 2019.
FHI to continue monitoring.
30/03/2020-05/04/2020 1.46% Seal Predation 4607 Harvesting ongoing to reduce biomass.
06/04/2020-12/04/2020 1.43% Seal Predation 4190
Site last inspected on 26/02/20. CNA, escape investigation and diagnostic carried out
13/4/19-19/4/20 1.8% Seal Predation 2615 lumps on site sourced from Wales.
Currently site undergoing a mechanical sea lice treatment (brushes) and reported to be going well with low mortality levels so far and 88% clearance. Lice levels had been 1.8 adult female prior to treatment. Planning a mechanical treatment every 2 weeks. Site under harvest plan with June as planned harvest out date.
Seal predation has been an issue, both common and grey seals. Two types of ADD on site and seal blind for dead socks. Two seals have been dispatched but in the last 10 days the seals have disappeared from the area. They have been unable to get
Seal Pro nets but will be getting them for the next cycle. Morts attributed to seal predation have seal damage lesions.
Morts in the last 10 days 20/4/20-29/4/20 is 2173 (0.98%) attributed to post treatment and seal damage.
PSI carried out as unable to visit site due to Covid-19 situation. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0198


Download Remote inspection conducted on 15th June by , shadowed by . Physical inspection conducted on 22nd June by
, shadowed by .
Site carried out Slice treatment from 11/03-17/03/2021 and 13/05-19/05/2021.
Seal Pro nets now deployed at site with company also looking to raise height of nets (~0.5/1m) to aid in prevention of seals gaining access to pens. Electric fence has been installed on one pen to deter seals from accessing walkways. Installation of the fence has shown early signs of detering seals.
Mortalities:
Weekly mortality rates, weeks beginnning 18/01/21 (wk3) 7501 (1.67%) and 25/01/21 (wk 4) 7184 (1.62%) reported to FHI.
Explained reason was seals. Mortality levels dropped below reporting criteria on week 5 and have remained below since then.
No moribund/ lethargic fish spotted. Stock on site remaining low in water so hard to observe
Fish sample for VMD appeared healthy- internally and externally. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0416


Download PSI conducted following reports of high mortalities during August and September. Site was due to be visited in wk37 but could not be due to covid19 isolation of site staff.
Mortality rates low across site 0.04% in week 31, 0.23% in wk 32 up to 3.99% in wk 33 and 5% wk 34. FW treatment in wk 34.
Mortality reduced following FW treatment but increased again following handling for sea lice treatment week36/37.
Routine visits of health biologist to sites every 2 weeks in Summer, regular haematocrit and gill swabs taken but quick onset of anaemia and some AGD which seems to have been exarcebated by a plankton/jellyfish environmental event. However, daily water samples haven't shown anything conclusive although water cloudy and full of sediment. Water quality is poor and low rainfall over summer months also. During this period aeration of water has been on 24/7.
Site was stocked in Dec 2020.
Sea lice levels - 28 12/07/2021 0.55
29 19/07/2021 1.86
30 26/07/2021 0.44
31 02/08/2021 0.70
32 09/08/2021 1.26
33 16/08/2021 No count on vet advice
34 23/08/2021 No count on vet advice
35 30/08/2021 1.53
36 06/09/2021 3.52
37 13/09/2021 1.21
38 20/09/2021 0.00
39 27/09/2021 No count on vet advice [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0181


Download Kyles Vuia completed stocking for its current production cycle in December 2022 with stock from Kinlochmoidart and Jubilee
Loch Shin. The Salmon stock have performed well so far this cycle with good growth being achieved and mortality onsite remaining very low.
From the physical inspection of the stock, fish were observed shoaling well and responding positively to hand feeding at the pen side. No clinical signs of disease were observed onsite during the inspection. Fish sampled for VMD appeared healthy both internally and externally.
The site conducted its latest precautionary Slice treatment at the end of April which has been successful in maintaining low lice levels to date.
The site sustained high mortality to its lumpfish stock early in its current production cycle. Six lumpfish were sampled by the company vet on 23/01/2023 with all fish sampled showing pathology consistent with severe systemic bacterial septicaemia.
Following this diagnosis the descion was made to cull the remaining lumpfish stock on site. [Original PDF]

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