RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon (ii) September 2015
Freshwater (pre-smoltification/juvenile fish) 21
General ............................................................................................................................. 22
Ova .................................................................................................................................... 24
Multi-level hatchery systems ............................................................................................. 25
Alevins ............................................................................................................................... 26
Fry ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Parr ................................................................................................................................... 26
Freshwater lochs ............................................................................................................... 27
Pre-smoltification ............................................................................................................... 27
Vaccination ........................................................................................................................ 28
Auto-vaccination ................................................................................................................ 30
Triploid fish ........................................................................................................................ 31
Seawater 32
Seawater stocking density ................................................................................................ 32
Transport 33
General transport .............................................................................................................. 33
Site staff responsible for moving fish ................................................................................ 34
Transport staff ................................................................................................................... 35
Fry Transport ..................................................................................................................... 36
Road Transport ................................................................................................................. 36
Helicopter transfer ............................................................................................................. 37
Wellboat transport-smolts ................................................................................................. 38
Seawater site staff (receiving) ........................................................................................... 39
Harvest wellboats .............................................................................................................. 40
Dead haul wellboats .......................................................................................................... 41
Slaughter/killing 43
Appendix 1 45
RSPCA Veterinary Health and Welfare Plan guidance notes ........................................... 45
Appendix 2 65
Crowd intensity scale ........................................................................................................ 65
Index 67