Site Details: Portree Outer

8A Lisgarry Place
Portree
IV51 9BD
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: 14.7 %

Production cycle end date: Feb 2024
Total losses: 25.5 %

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Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
28/08/23-03/09/23
Mortality:
20,188
Mortality Rate:
3.34%
Reason given: Gill Health Related
Gill Health Related
FW week 35 and mort removal. Site experienced environmental challenge as a result of suspected Solmaris jellyfish bloom. Wk 36 mortality reduced below threshold.
Business correspondent contacted.Site inspected 02/08/2023 and diagnostic taken (gill health issues identified). FHI to monitor.
Date:
30/10/23-05/11/23
Mortality:
8,482
Mortality Rate:
1.53%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
FW week 44
FHI to monitor.
Date:
06/11/23-12/11/23
Mortality:
9,145
Mortality Rate:
1.68%
Reason given: Viral Disease
Viral Disease
Monitor, targetted harvest on individual pens
CMS on site. Worst affected cages have been targeted for harvest. FHI to monitor.
Date:
27/11/23-03/12/23
Mortality:
7,634
Mortality Rate:
1.57%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Targeted harvest of individual pens scheduled as require; FW scheduled wk 49/50
FHI visited 9/11/23. FHI to monitor.
Date:
04/12/23-10/12/23
Mortality:
10,504
Mortality Rate:
2.19%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Targeted harvest of individual pens scheduled as required; FW scheduled wk 49/50
FHI visited 9/11/23. FHI to monitor.
Date:
11/12/23-17/12/23
Mortality:
10,342
Mortality Rate:
2.29%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Targeted harvest of pens
FHI visited 9/11/23, mortalities remaining consistent on site, FHI continue to monitor.
Date:
18/12/23-24/12/23
Mortality:
6,015
Mortality Rate:
1.46%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Targetted harvest of affected cages
FHI to monitor.
Date:
25/12/23-31/12/23
Mortality:
4,767
Mortality Rate:
1.34%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
Site inspection conducted 09/11/23 - FHI to monitor
Date:
01/01/24-07/01/24
Mortality:
9,748
Mortality Rate:
2.91%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
Site inspection conducted 09/11/23 - FHI to monitor.
Date:
08/01/24-14/01/24
Mortality:
6,063
Mortality Rate:
2.25%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Monitor, targetted harvesting where required
Site inspection conducted 09/11/23 - FHI to monitor.
Date:
15/01/24-21/01/24
Mortality:
5,043
Mortality Rate:
2.33%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Monitor, targeted harvesting where required. Business contacted: 3 stocked pens remaining on site.
Site inspection conducted 09/11/23 - FHI to monitor.
Date:
22/01/24-28/01/24
Mortality:
4,826
Mortality Rate:
3.22%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Harvests
FHI to monitor.
Date:
29/01/24-04/02/24
Mortality:
4,592
Mortality Rate:
4.06%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Business contacted: site anticipated to fallow week 9.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
05/02/24-11/02/24
Mortality:
2,072
Mortality Rate:
2.99%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Business contacted: site anticipated to fallow week 9.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
12/02/24-18/02/24
Mortality:
2,568
Mortality Rate:
4.82%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Business contacted: site to fallow week 9.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
19/02/24-25/02/24
Mortality:
2,281
Mortality Rate:
4.84%
Reason given: Viral Disease (CMS)
Viral Disease (CMS)
Harvests. Site to fallow week 9.
FHI to monitor.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2020-0118


Download Live harvest to Arnish.
Morts; 2020 wk7 735, 0.17%, wk8 550, 0.13%, wk 9 2194, 0.52 (seal and post treatment), wk10 851, 0.21%
Unable to inspect pens due to adverse weather. Fish had been collected from yesterdays harvest and stored at the site shore base for flesh quality sampling by TSSC and EWOS. Pen numbers were recorded. Samples were taken from these fish for
VMD sampling.
Morts ensiled on barge, removed by Ferguson. 5 removals this cycle. Taken to Energen Biogas in Cumbernauld.
Routine health checks every 2 weeks by own health team. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0005


Download Stock began moving off site w/b 04/01/21 and site was fallow by w/b 19/01.
Mortalities over the reporting threshold:
08/06/2020 - 1.24% (post treatment losses following mechanical delousing)
15/06/2020 - 1.77% (handling losses while site undergoing reduction in biomass)
22/06/2020 - 2.64% (handling losses while site undergoing reduction in biomass)
29/06/2020 - 1.06% (Handling losses during last movement off of fish. Site now fallow)
Site is currently awaiting the delivery of SealPro nets for all cages on site (expected in March 2021). This site will remain fallow until SealPro nets have been installed.
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, this inspection was conducted remotely. A physical inspection of the site was not possible.
CNA documents submitted to FHI for inspection 18/06/2021. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2021-0384


Download Increased mortalities at site due to jellyfish, plankton and associated gill health issues.
30/8-5/9 = 11,202 (3.37%) - Jellyfish/plankton, gill heath
6/9 -12/9 = 14,443 (4.5%) - Jellyfish/plankton, gill heath
13/9-19/9 = 16,817 (5.49%) - Jellyfish/plankton, gill heath
20/9-26/9 = 5,144 (1.79%) - Gill health, bloom
Site currently harvesting live fish to Marybank in Stornoway.
Fish vet group visit 6/10/21 - this will be there 3rd visit to look at current issues on site. Reporting; Zooplankton, sea gooseberries, moon, crystal and lions mane jellyfish, cyanea sp and phialedla and other hydrozoa. Blooms have been observed onsite for many weeks starting in August and only clearing now.
Fish input 9/2020 - Russell burn, Loch Damph and Girlsta. Fish moved off site to West Strome in Jan 2021. Risk assessment completed.
SLICE on input every 8 weeks for first 10 months until June 2021. FW and mechanical treatments since then. Freshwater treatment at both sites just completed (three hour treatment for gill issues).
Normal practice to ensile waste on site. With increased morts currently have had to use Fergusons boat to remove some fish off whole to Mosspark or Dunfermline.
Lice figures peaked at 5.29 adult females 8/9/21, hydrolicer used and dropped to 0.95 for 17/9/21. Numbers had increased as they delayed lice treatments due to poor gill health over the summer. Last count 26/9/21 was 1.09 adult female. A FW treatment has been undertaken since then. Hydrolicer planned for next week.
Paperwork by , Site inspection by , VMD sampling by [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0339


Download Peaks in mortality - 2021: Wks 44 (1.7%), 47 (1.07%), 48 (1.65%), 50 (1.62%) and 51 (2.09%) mainly due to treatment losses and gill health. All reported to FHI.
Most recent freshwater treatment / FLS (hydrolicer) - 07/07/2023 - 11/07/2023
SLICE 19/06/03 - 27/06/2023
Health surveillance - pathogen - 26/07/2023 - traces of PD and piscine orthoreovirus (HSMI)
During physical inspection of the pens, a couple of moribunds were observed in 5 pens. These were taken out and disposed of by site staff. Lice numbers correlated with those reported however some fish such as poor-doers had a heavier lice load than the rest of the general population which had very few. A freshwater/FLS treatment is due to be carried out the following week
(week 32) to reduce the overall lice population currently on site. The majority of the population were shoaling well and swimming deeper in the cage. A good feed response was observed. No evidence of seal damange was observed.
Inspection had to be changed to a REG due to the water temperature being above 14 degrees C - this was the first day this year that the site has been above 14 degrees.
VMD samples were taken and fish appeared healthy both externally and internally with low lice loads.
A one fish diagnostic was taken from a moribund caught during the inspection.
Update 28/08/23 . Discussion with site manager and area manager regarding biosecurity during mortality removal, looking at points highlighted in a video submitted by third party. Improvements had been made to biosecurity following the videos being shared. The site has updated procedures on site to include a bin with disinfectant to clean the brail net in between cages during mortality removal. The mortality transport part of the procedure was also discussed. It was noted in the video that the bin lids had not been secured during transport, however the bins were not full and the weather was calm. The procedure states that when bins are full the lids will be secured. The site manager confirmed that lids are also put on if the weather is not as calm. These points will be checked at the next inspection. [Original PDF]

Case Number: 2023-0514


Download Biologist visit every week to take routine samples (blood samples, swabs etc)
Patogen do testing for disease and last routine samples came back as positive for CMS and AGD.
Tests in October came back as positive for Aeromonas salmonicida (furunculosis), PRV-1, SAV, PMCV and Yersinia ruckeri.
All with high Ct. values and low numbers of positive results.
No live fish movements since last inspection
Mortality mostly due to environmental issues (approx. 50%)
Fish currently on "EV diet" (extra vitamins). This increases mucus production amongst other benefits. Fish have been on this diet since the summer.
Treatments: FLS treat in mid-august, freshwater in early Sept and early Oct and FLS and FW in early Nov. All have been reportedly successful
Bigger barge to arrive next summer.
About 6 dead fish observed during the inspection of the cages and stock
conducted inspection and was audited by . [Original PDF]

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