Preliminary report on dover sole rearing at the hatchery of the WFA site at Hunterston (Jan 74-Feb 75)

Summary

This preliminary document reports the progress and problems of commissioning the new Dover sole hatchery, and running it for the first season. Despite delays outwith the Authority’s control nearly half the intended number of eggs was hatched. Survival to metamorphosis was considered to be normal (about 50%) but the weaning diets tried subsequently were not accepted and only 5% of the intended number of weaned fish was produced. Several shortcomings in the detail design and operation of the hatchery have been identified. Although the results of the first season are disappointing, six recommendations are made which, it is thought, should improve the chances of success in 1975. This report has been produced from a scanned original produced in February 1975 and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Publication Reference No.

SR122