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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0481

Download Paperwork completed on 9/11/2020 remotely, site inspection completed 12/11/2020
Failed fish syndrome' reported to be an issue, this is being managed by grading, functional feeds and pre transfer health checks in the hatchery. Some gill health issues were observed earlier in the cycle, qPCR gill swabs confirmed gill amoeba.
Fish in good condition, shoaling well and feeding well.
No clinical signs of disease or gross pathology observed in the fish sampled for VMD.
Records of dead haul harvests were maintained in the movement book until April 2020, after this they are recorded in a harvest book, this was available for inspection.
Looking to get a barge for the next cycle.
The future of the other three sites (owned by Grieg) in the management area has been in doubt for some time, this has hampered efforts to co-ordinate treatments and fallow in the area. It is hoped that production synchronisation will be able to occur once the future of the management area is decided. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2022-0480

Download On the 27/6/2022, during a routine crowding event the net was being winched up by the site workboat and fish were observed outside the pens, it became apparent that a breach in containment had occurred. The site was stocked with RTR at and average weight @4.4kg.
Whilst the net was being raised it was observed that the down rope had detached form the netting, the net was kept at that level as concerns over making the issue worse. Divers were called and arrived within three hours and the net was dropped and the hole was located, it was a vertical tear 2m long on the bottom half of the net (15m deep).Some fraying was noted around the tear that indicated seal damage. The divers made a repair to secure containment. The report was submitted to the FHI as required.
An estimate of fish numbers escaped was submitted but this number was not verified until later when the pen was harvested and a discrepancy of 3918 was recorded and reported.
The net on the cage was a standard nylon net (25mm mesh (code 3344)) manufactured by Boris nets in October 2017. The net was last serviced by Knox in April 2021, and was still within testing limits. A complete site inspection by the divers was conducted 16/06/2022 some minor repairs made. The site staff conduct routine above surface inspections with records maintained.
The initial notification detailed the cause of the escape as being a tear caused by lifting and perhaps rubbing of the weights but this was speculation as the hole was not observed. The divers observed seals around the net when making the repair and were certain the hole was caused by seals based on their experience and the fraying around the tear indicating chewing. There had been a lot of seal activity in the area since the add's are not allowed to be used. A seal haul out is located very close to the site.
A decision has been made to install seal pro nets across the site for the next cycle of fish however there will be an occasion that some nylon nets will be used until the order can be fulfilled, these will be new nylon nets. Site experience indicates that the seals target stocks in the older nets. The divers are on site every week to complete net checks, remove morts and dive records are maintained and repairs made when necessary. This will continue when seal pro nets are input.
The manager reports that there has not been containment issues as a result of the exposed nature of the site. The site does not currently use sinker tubes as this was considered not to be suitable so just weights are used however, this may be reviewed if bigger cages are input. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0456

Download Two dead fish observed in one pen. One pen inspected fully the remaining from the boat due to weather conditions.
Recent morts, wk 39 289 (0.06%), wk 38 766 (0.15%), wk 37 362 (0.07%), wk 36 1426 (0.28%)
Stock reportedly growing well.
Currently only operational site in the management area and reportedly has been since 2021. There was a Farm Partnership
Agreement with Grieg but the sites have been taken on by a new operator. The agreement included the synchronisation of treatments and fallowing but the other sites in the management area have not been stocked so no discussion has occurred as of yet.
Site is using seal pro nets in all but one pen, manager reports this had been very effective against seal predation.
Peaks in mortality 2023 wk 33 4212 (0.80%), wk 27 2395 (0.45%) post transfer, wk 18 1831 (0.57%), wk 17 2155 failed fish, seal, handling (0.67%) failed fish/seal wk 16 1647 (0.51%) failed fish
Peaks in mortality 2022, wk 48 1092 (0.94%) post transfer/PKD, wk 47 1234 (1.05%) post transfer/failed fish, wk 46 (1517
(1.28%) post transfer/failed fish and PKD
Peaks in mortality 2021, wk 30 4599 (1.27%)failed fish, wk 29 4711 (1.26%) failed fish
No live fish movements offsite. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0551

Download Site visit was arranged to conduct ECS and ESC cases however high winds did not allow the visit to be conducted. Movement records were not checked as site visit was not conducted.
Treatments Slice in July 2023
Lice count wk49; average adult female leps 0.18 - caligus all staged 0.52- AGD score 1
Lice count wk48; average adult female leps 0.15 - caligus all staged 0.48- AGD score 1
No movements of live fish off site. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2024-0038

Download Unable to access site due to adverse weather
Seal observed on camera by feeding technician climbing over hand rail in pen 9 on 13/02, also observed leaving pen prior to site staff arriving on site. Small gap reported between the top of the net and hand rail, incident not reported to FHI at time of inspection, but retrospective notification submitted.
All nets on site have been replaced with SealPro nets and addition ties have been added to nets to hand rail.
Site is fed centrally from Kames main office at Kilmelford.
Amended weighting of nets following change to Sealpro nets, where down rope is attached directly to loop on net and this is reported to reduce the shock loading on the net when dropping nets after crowding or net lifting procedures.
Planning to add to two additional 100m circles to site for next cycle.
Paperwork by . Accompanied by .
Mortality records, sea lice records, BMP, FMS, health reports and treatment records all inspected remotely on 20/02/24 by
. Movement records inspected on 21/02/24 by . [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2024-0062

Download Mortalities for the last four weeks: wk 10 513 (0.23%), wk 9 1143 (0.51%), wk 8 1355 (0.59), wk 7 582 (0.25).
Morts have been uplifted by Billy Bowie when required.
Predator control plan was being updated when onsite. Anti predator measures for seals include net management (Knox nets used through the online portal, all seal pro nets used with a double panel at the water line. The seal pro nets have proven to be effective at preventing seal damage to the material.
A seal was observed enetering the pen (13th Feb 2024) over the handrail, this was due to a handrail tie coming loose after a period of poor weather, no damage was found on the net by divers (this was reported to the FHI.)
Daily containment checks: no set proceedure currently used however looking to implement the company standard proceedure.
If repairs are made these are recorded in the diary and also through the dive reports. Some top nets are secured to walkways using bungee cords, this has shown to be effective due to the issues with waves and winds. The manager is looking to fit bungee cords to secure all top nets.

Divers onsite generally once a week, this is for net inspections and mort removal. Wildlife diary is maintained to monitor predator threats.
Site inspected to conduct a 30 fish test for ISA due to no active salmon farms operating within the DMA. The sampling was previously attempted on the 21/2/2024 but was stormed off (case 2024 0038). FMS was inspected at this time and the surveillance frequency assessed therefore not required for this inspection. [Original PDF]

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