Site Details: Applecross Smolt Ongrowing 1

Applecross
Kishorn
IV54 8XF
Operator: Bakkafrost Scotland
Water type: Freshwater

Fish Health Inspectorate mortality

Date:
11/12/23-17/12/23
Mortality:
11,567
Mortality Rate:
1.98%
Reason given: Transfer, Fungus
Transfer, Fungus
Increased Salinity, enhanced moribund removal
FHI to monitor following recent movement and increased salinity treatment.
Date:
15/01/24-21/01/24
Mortality:
50,620
Mortality Rate:
3.56%
Reason given: Transfer
Transfer
Business contacted: Mortalities caused by physical damage due to issues with pipes. Pipework inspected and replaced with new transfer system. Mortalities below threshold in week 5.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
22/01/24-28/01/24
Mortality:
30,488
Mortality Rate:
2.22%
Reason given: Transfer (Physical damage)
Transfer (Physical damage)
Business contacted: Mortalities caused by physical damage due to issues with pipes. Pipework inspected and replaced with new transfer system. Mortalities below threshold in week 5.
FHI to monitor.
Date:
29/01/24-04/02/24
Mortality:
147,668
Mortality Rate:
11.01%
Reason given: Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Bacterial Disease (Furunculosis)
Business contacted: transfer damage from previous weeks seems to have triggered a Furunculosis outbreak. Diseased fish have been culled and unaffected stock was transferred off site in week 6. The site is now fallow. Full disinfection to take place.
Site fallow - no further action.

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Inspection reports

Case Number: 2024-0058


Download Site visit conducted accompanied by APHA Vet following reports of significant mortalities.
Initial mortality event report was wk 3 50,620 (3.56%), wk 4 30,488 (2.22%), wk 5 147,668 (11.01%).
During stocking of the site there was an issue with the pipework, a burr on a reducer resulted in some physical damage this was replaced and transfers continued without further issue. Mortalities continued to increase post transfer, some fungus was reported but following disease screening furunculosis was identified as the underlying cause of the elevated mortalities. In week 5, on veterinary advice, the fish were transferred to sea (Aird) to reduce the infection pressure within the system. The site was fallowed on the 6/2/2024, A full clean and disinfect was to be completed.
Due to the issues that have occurred onsite, the surveillance frequency could not be assessed appropriately as the frequency of movements on and off site were not representative of normal site operations, the site will remain medium risk. [Original PDF]

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