Site Details: Fara West
Hoy
Orkney
KW16 3NT
Water type: Seawater
Cumulative mortality over full production cycle
Production cycle end date: May 2018
Total losses: 13 %
Production cycle end date: Apr 2019
Total losses: 27.2 %
Production cycle end date: Sep 2021
Total losses: 10.8 %
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0053
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Paperwork completed remotely by , shadowed by 18/06/21
Site inspection by , shadowed by 23/06/21
VMD fish sampled by
Site thermometer used, due to issue with display on FHI thermometer.
1 dead observed across site at time of inspection, visibility poor at start of inspection, however, visibility improved half way through site inspection. Fish were deeper in the water, but showed a good feeding response. Feeders had been switched off to enable capture of fish for VMD sampling
Fish sampled for VMD appeared healthy and were in very good condition.
No issues observed or reported on site, fish on site are organic fish
Site is to be used as a nursery site, with fish moved to South Cava. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2023-0252
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Fish came on from Ardtaraig Hatchery and Yetts O'Muckart.
Current production plan moves fish off to Cava later in the year before harvest.
Slice completed in Feb 23, followed by a Salmosan treatment in March and a hydrolicer in May.
FMA not fallowed synchronously on a single year class basis, however a risk assessment was available and found to be adequate.
General population of fish appeared in good physical health and were active in the cages. Several runts and fish with spinal deformaties were observed during the inspection. These were removed and humanely culled where possible.
Fish sampled for VMD appeared in good physical health and demonstrated a strong feed response. Very few lice were observed on the fish removed for sampling. [Original PDF]