Site Details: Barcaldine Hatchery Incubation 3
Barcaldine
Oban Argyll
PA37 1SE
Water type: Freshwater
Inspection reports
Case Number: 2021-0572
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Site thermometer used due to operators biosecurity practices.
Very good biosecurity on site and good separation between units.
No issues observed on site, ova have been on site for 3 weeks.
Each unit on site is usually stocked for approx 10 weeks. There are usually 5 batches of fish through the whole site every year [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0381
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Site to be stocked 31/08/2022, then stocked for the next 10 weeks.
Contact details require to be updated for all freshwater sites as previous contact person has left. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0460
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Resent mortality low but attributed to hatch fail. No treatments in over two years.
Very small number of dead fry observed. site thermometer used for biosecurity reasons. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2022-0460
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Resent mortality low but attributed to hatch fail. No treatments in over two years.
Very small number of dead fry observed. site thermometer used for biosecurity reasons. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2023-0327
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Most recent input of ova from Aquagen on 14/06/2023.
Last Stofnfiskur batch came in August 2022.
Current ova experienced slightly eleveated mortality on input. Deformities have been observed in some of the hatching ova.
When ova are received at the hatchery, eggs are disinfected with buffodine before input into the comphatches.
General health check is conducted when ova are received, with 200 eggs inspected. Before moving to first feeding unit, fish are inspected and tested. Current batch of eggs will be tested in August before moving to first feeding unit at the end of August
(Wk38).
Site thermometer was used for biosecurity reasons - 5.0. [Original PDF]
Case Number: 2024-0031
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Stock origin: Comp hatch 1, elite Aquagen; Comp hatch 2,3,4,5, fanad
When ova are received at the hatchery, eggs are disinfected with buffodine before input into the comphatches.
General health check is conducted, with ~200 ova inspected. Prior to moving to first feeding unit, fish are also tested (pre transfer checks that include, IPN, PMCV and histology).
No treatments have been conducted on site.
Alevins observed with majority in healthy condition but a few mortalities observed. [Original PDF]