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20080223303 | Growing System for Aquatic Animals - The invention provides for an apparatus ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080236505 | System for raising animals - The present invention relates to systems and apparatuses for raising aquatic animals in controlled environments in order to avoid disease and pollution, and for increasing the number of shrimp that can be raised in controlled environments. More particularly, the present invention generally relates to a shelving unit for raising aquatic animals in a controlled environment comprising a plurality of shelves having a top and bottom surface, wherein at least one surface is substantially solid to support the aquatic animals thereon and to allow feeding thereon by the aquatic animals. Also provided are systems comprising closed environments for containing water, at least one shelving unit, a feeding system for dispensing food onto the shelving unit, and a waste disposal system. | 10-02-2008 |
20090050066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MARINE LARVAE - An agitator is provided including an open system having a base holding a plurality of culturing beakers as well as a lid holding a tube transporting fresh seawater into each beaker, gently stirring the water within and eliminating any decaying embryos. Each beaker has at least a bottom made of mesh allowing water to flow through. The agitator can be used to culture any fragile planktonic organisms that require an extended rearing time. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050067 | AQUATIC FARMING SYSTEMS - A system related to inland farming of seafood products within an environmentally-controlled seafood-farming environment. The seafood-farming environment is preferably established within at least one substantially buried space. The associated apparatus preferably comprises at least one nutrient supplier to supply adequate nutrients to at least one aqueous medium supporting the farming of the seafood, and at least one waste remover to remove unwanted waste from the aqueous medium. Surface crops are grown above and around the seafood-farming environment to maximize production within the farming site. A kit and methods of implementation are also discussed. | 02-26-2009 |
20090159010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AQUACULTURE OF MARINE LIFE FORMS - Disclosed is a system for aquaculturing marine life forms such as coral utilizing a rotating tray that exposes the marine life forms to variable water flow conditions during each revolution of the tray. | 06-25-2009 |
20100126424 | Managed Co-cultures of Organisms Having Prophylactic and Health-Promoting Effects - The invention is directed to novel methods that enhance aquaculture of valuable crops. The invention is exemplified by co-culture of | 05-27-2010 |
20110017144 | Marine Nursery Habitat - A multi-tier marine nursery habitat, comprised of a plurality of fiberglass or other non-degrading tier panels, secured in vertically spaced relation by vertical tie rod elements passing through spacer elements of plastic (inserted “plastic, deleted “PVC”) pipe sections, with flotation elements attached at the top. The surfaces of the panels are covered with crushed shells. Sections of polypropylene or other non-degrading rope extend vertically through the assembled tier panels in a predetermined closely spaced-apart relation to provide simulated prop roots providing high surface area for attachment of marine organisms. The habitat is comprised of inexpensive components and is particularly suitable for manual assembly at low cost with relatively unskilled labor. | 01-27-2011 |
20110120381 | PREPARATION OF FEED COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method of producing an aquaculture feed composition which method comprises causing water, optionally together with a lipid, to be taken up by protein-containing feed pellets, characterised in that said pellets contain as a binder a plant seed flour. | 05-26-2011 |
20110139083 | DEVICE FOR COLONIZING AND HARVESTING MARINE HARDGROUND ANIMALS - A device for colonizing and harvesting marine hardground animals in an underwater region of a ground-based offshore edifice includes at least one rail device configured to extend vertically on the offshore edifice along a height of the underwater region to above a waterline. The device also includes a netting array including a habitat carriage having a habitat and trapping basket that is adapted to contain the hardground animals. A lifting device is configured to move the netting array along the at least one rail device. Additionally, the device includes a scavenging carriage including a basic unit and a running unit that is configured to detachably couple the scavenging carriage with the at least one rail device so as to be movable thereon. The scavenging carriage is configured to detachably couple with the habitat carriage and the lifting device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110192352 | CORAL CULTIVATION METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CORAL-GROWTH SUBSTRATE PRECIPITATED WITH ELECTRODEPOSITED MINERALS, AND CORAL-GROWTH SUBSTRATE - A coral cultivation method includes: an electrodeposited-mineral precipitating procedure for precipitating electrodeposited minerals on a coral-growth substrate for growing coral, which is placed in seawater, by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate and a first anode that is electrically connected to the coral-growth substrate and placed in the seawater; a coral-larvae growing procedure for growing coral larvae on the coral-growth substrate precipitated with the electrodeposited minerals; a coral-cultivation-structure configuring procedure for configuring a coral cultivation structure from a plurality of the coral-growth substrates on which the coral larvae are grown; and a coral cultivating procedure for cultivating coral by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate on which the coral larvae are grown and a second anode. | 08-11-2011 |
20110290189 | Modular Aquaculture System and Method of Use - A modular aquaculture system and method of use for providing a flexible cost effective system and method for producing aquaculture. The modular aquaculture system and method of use includes aquaculture holding tank for at least facilitating the grow-out of the aquaculture species, at least one oxygenation apparatus operationally couples to each one of the aquaculture holding tanks, and a filter apparatus operationally coupled to the aquaculture holding tanks. | 12-01-2011 |
20120067291 | Processes For Treating Aquatic Organisms And Liquid - The disclosure provides processes that maintain or adjust levels of ammonia and nitrite in a liquid. The processes utilize a bacterial composition capable of oxidizing ammonia and nitrite. The processes are useful in the rescue or preservation of aquatic organisms. | 03-22-2012 |
20130118413 | Artificial Marine Habitat - An artificial marine habitat having a vertically-disposed structure incorporating a plurality of deep, open, radially-disposed cells arranged in multiple tiers, the structure can be made monolithic by molding a suitable material over a plurality of radially-arranged molds or assembled from pre-molded, modular elements in stacked arrangement. | 05-16-2013 |
20130174792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING GROWTH AND SURVIVABILITY OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS - A method for enhancing the production of aquatic organisms under cultivation, including the steps of exposing the aquatic organisms to a submerged illumination source inside water of a rearing unit; and maintaining illumination in the rearing unit for a rearing period. | 07-11-2013 |
20130192531 | DEVICE FOR DEVELOPING HABITATS IN THE UNDERWATER AREA OF AN OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION - A device for habitat development of marine fauna in an underwater region of an offshore structure having foundations laid in a bed of a body of water includes climbing aids disposed on the offshore structure in the underwater region and at the bed of the body of water. The climbing aids include guide profiles configured to allow vagile hard floor animals to climb the offshore structure that are disposed on the offshore structure, in sections or continuously, in at least one of a vertical, horizontal and diagonal direction. | 08-01-2013 |
20130255585 | AQUACULTURE METHODS & SYSTEMS - An aquaculture system includes a plurality of containment chambers for containing aquatic organisms, and a continuous linkage mechanism for coupling with each of the chambers, respectively. The continuous linkage mechanism is configured to move each of the chambers, respectively, about a cyclical path within a body of water. In this regard, a depth of the body of water is efficiently utilized, operational footprint is reduced, exposure to light and other nutrients is controlled, and harvesting of diverse species and/or periodic harvesting of species using planned maturation cycles becomes possible. | 10-03-2013 |
20140137806 | AQUACULTURE FEEDS CONTAINING SOY PROTEIN AND FISHMEAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Aquaculture feeds include a combination of proteinaceous vegetable material and proteinaceous fish material. The vegetable and fish materials are combined with additives such as alcohol and reducing agents and heated at elevated temperatures to release oil and nutrients from the fish material. At least a portion of the oil is absorbed into the proteinaceous vegetable material to form a proteinaceous product from the mixture. Alcohol is removed from the mixture to form the aquaculture feed with enhanced protein digestibility and solubility. The aquaculture feed may include up to about 50 percent proteinaceous vegetable material and up to about 50 percent proteinaceous fish material. Aquaculture species ingesting diets of the aquaculture feed experience improvements in weight gain, protein conversion efficiency, and feed efficiency compared to aquaculture species ingesting diets of fishmeal alone or soy flake produced according to traditional methods. | 05-22-2014 |
20140216350 | ARTIFICIAL PAIRING AND BREEDING METHOD OF PLATYSTERNON MEGACEPHALUM - The invention discloses an artificial pairing and breeding method of | 08-07-2014 |
20150083050 | OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE SYSTEM - An offshore aquaculture system based on a semisubmersible platform having storage and maintenance facilities for supporting aquaculture with an attached framework, to which net covered rigid aquaculture cages are movably connected and controllably positioned according to sea conditions. The cages may be sunk or raised to protect the aquaculture products, and all maintenance and feeding is carried out by crew onboard the platform. | 03-26-2015 |
20150114304 | ORGANIC FISHERY SYSTEM HAVING CLEANING AND HEATING FEATURES - A system for organic farming of aquatic livestock has at least one substantially enclosed container structured and arranged to contain at least one input-controlled organic environment usable to organically farm such aquatic livestock. At least one pollutant-free water-supplier is structured and arranged to supply, to the at least one substantially enclosed container, water substantially free of environmental pollutants. At least one aquatic life-support unit is structured and arranged to maintain within the at least one substantially enclosed container habitable environment consistent with sustaining growth of such aquatic livestock. At least one heating system is coupled to the at least one substantially enclosed container for heating an air mixture. The air mixture is injected into the water substantially free of environmental pollutants to heat the water substantially free of environmental pollutants. | 04-30-2015 |
20150342157 | AQUACULTURE PEN - The invention relates to the use of an antifouling composition and to an aquaculture pen for sheltering and feeding aquatic life, comprising: a) a supporting structure: and b) a netting attached to the supporting structure; said netting containing a continuously submerged portion, wherein said submerged portion of the netting defines a containment volume for containing the aquatic life; and wherein at least said submerged portion of the netting comprises an antifouling composition containing a cross-linked silicon polymer obtainable by cross-linking a silicon composition containing: i) a first silicon polymer having formula CH | 12-03-2015 |
20150366173 | Modular Aqaculture System and Method of Use - A modular aquaculture system and method of use for providing a flexible cost effective system and method for producing aquaculture. The modular aquaculture system and method of use includes aquaculture holding tank for at least facilitating the grow-out of the aquaculture species, at least one oxygenation apparatus operationally couples to each one of the aquaculture holding tanks, and a filter apparatus operationally coupled to the aquaculture holding tanks. | 12-24-2015 |