– We know that our ongoing sustainability is of interest to our customers, local communities and other stakeholders. That is why we publish this every quarter as soon as the figures are ready, says Wenche Grønbrekk, Sustainability Director at Cermaq.
High use of antibiotics
In Chile there were no escapes, salmon counts averaged 0.6 lice (Caligus) after coordinated winter treatment and heavy use of antibiotics due to SRS disease.
In Canada, there were no escapes, low levels of salmon lice with lice treatment during the quarter. Also in Canada, antibiotic use was high during the quarter due to environmental challenges and SRS.
In Norway, 15 fish escaped during the quarter, the number of salmon lice averaged 0.06 lice with an anti-lice treatment of 0.05 g API per tonne produced. No antibiotics were used.
Ten indicators
The ten indicators that Cermaq communicates each quarter are:
* Fish survival (salmon, coho salmon and trout)
* Use of antibiotics
* Salmon Lice Treatments
* Escapes
* Number of lice
* Deviations
* Absence due to illness
* Frequency of accidents with stoppage (H1)
* Frequency of injuries (H2)
* Frequency of lost time (F value)
Cermaq is one of the world’s leading salmon and trout farming companies, with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada. Cermaq is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
