Site Details: Scadabay

Ashville
Main Street
Tarbert Isle of Harris
HS3 3DJ
Operator: Bakkafrost Scotland
Water type: Seawater

Salmon Scotland mortality

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Cumulative mortality over full production cycle

Production cycle end date: Apr 2019
Total losses: 20 %

Production cycle end date: May 2021
Total losses: 29.9 %

Production cycle end date: Aug 2022
Total losses: 59.8 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
04/04/22-10/04/22
Mortality:
5,963
Mortality Rate:
1.41%
Reason given: Handling
Handling
Business correpondent contacted. A recent handling event has occurred as pens have been split down through use of a wellboat. Due to site experiencing issues with AGD, the handling event has exacerbated mortality on site. FHI to monitor.
Date:
18/04/22-24/04/22
Mortality:
9,505
Mortality Rate:
2.47%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Post freshwater treatment
AGD on site, recent fw treatment increased mortalities. FHI to monitor.
Date:
25/04/22-01/05/22
Mortality:
4,736
Mortality Rate:
1.26%
Reason given: Gill-health related
Gill-health related
AGD on site. Freshwater treatment has been administered in previous weeks. Mortalities have reduced following treatment. FHI to monitor.
Date:
02/05/22-08/05/22
Mortality:
6,761
Mortality Rate:
1.83%
Reason given: Gill-health related
Gill-health related
AGD on site. Freshwater treatment has been administered in previous weeks. FHI to monitor.
Date:
09/05/22-15/05/22
Mortality:
13,276
Mortality Rate:
3.66%
Reason given: Gill-health related
Gill-health related
24hr Aereation & FW wk 21
AGD on site. Freshwater treatment has been administered in previous weeks. FHI to monitor.
Date:
23/05/22-29/05/22
Mortality:
24,669
Mortality Rate:
7.11%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Freshwater week 22
Business correspondant contacted. FW treatment completed. Mortality levels relating to gill health have dropped but likely to be above reporting level as a result of handling for week 22. Fish performance improving post treatment. FHI to monitor. Site was due to be visited by FHI 28/06/2022, canclled due to covid.
Date:
30/05/22-05/06/22
Mortality:
45,449
Mortality Rate:
14.09%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Freshwater week 22
Continuation of gill health issues , site received a fw treatment however mortalities have increased. Site was due to be visited by FHI 28/06/2022, canclled due to covid.
Date:
06/06/22-12/06/22
Mortality:
27,676
Mortality Rate:
7.62%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Freshwater week 22
Site still experiancing a continuation of gill health issues from an early plankton bloom in the area. Site was due to be visited by FHI 28/06/2022, canclled due to covid. Site aiming to fallow by 07/07/2022.
Date:
13/06/22-19/06/22
Mortality:
40,281
Mortality Rate:
12.00%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Targeted harvests
Site still experiancing a continuation of gill health issues from an early plankton bloom in the area. Site was due to be visited by FHI 28/06/2022, canclled due to covid. Site aiming to fallow by 07/07/2022.
Date:
20/06/22-26/06/22
Mortality:
80,340
Mortality Rate:
27.21%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Harvests
Site experiencing a continuation of gill health issues from an early plankton bloom in the area. Site was due to be visited by FHI 28/06/2022, cancelled due to covid. Site to fallow by week 28.
Date:
27/06/22-03/07/22
Mortality:
28,395
Mortality Rate:
13.22%
Reason given: Gill health related
Gill health related
Harvests
Business correspondent contacted. Site now fallow. No further action.
Date:
04/07/22-10/07/22
Mortality:
6,415
Mortality Rate:
4.42%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
Harvests - Site Fallow wk28
Site fallow, no further action.
Date:
11/07/22-17/07/22
Mortality:
1,570
Mortality Rate:
3.05%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
Harvests - Site fallow wk 28
Site fallow

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0438


Download Escape reported 17/1/20- 0 fish lost. Hole in net and seal in pen
Reported MRT events
19/10/2020-25/10/2020; 2019S0 3.38%; Gill Health/suspected CMS; 21671 fish @ 3.3kg
14/09/2020-20/09/2020; 2019S0 2.02%;Post treatment/gill health; 13367@ 3kg fish; Hydrogen peroxide treatments were being administered for AGD resulting in post treatment mortalities.
Wk 44 morts reported to be 6%/site/wk. Attributed to CMS and gill health. Currently undergoing a FW wellboat treatment. It is hoped this will bring the mort figures down. 4 pens already treated and hope to be complete by 12/11/20. Treatment had been delayed due to poor weather. Health reports show high AGD and PGD in September as well as heart pathology possible
CMS. Salmosan is being administered along with FW treatment. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0562


Download hydrogen peroxide treatment were conducted on 22/11 and 23/11/2021 due to AGD spiking in Wk46 and Wk47, hence the subsequent mortalities.
Site stocked 1st week in August 2021, and is of two origins:
Pens 1-6- Mowi, Loch lochy
Pens 7-8- Applecross
Lumpfish input 02/12/2021 from Otterferry
Remote inspection conducted by and supervised by on 02/12/2021.
Site inspection conducted by and supervised by on 08/12/2021. VMD samples taken by , observed by on
08/12/2021. [Original PDF]

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