Animal husbandry – Aquatic animal culturing – Mollusk culturing
Patent
1995-03-29
1997-05-13
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Aquatic animal culturing
Mollusk culturing
119238, A01K 6100
Patent
active
056282800
ABSTRACT:
An oyster and other molluscan cleansing system suitable for purifying, or promoting the growout of, for example, oysters, clams, mussels, or the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches a system wherein there is provided a central platform/support structure from which uniformly emanates a plurality of stacked rack-support structures, that in turn have therein generally horizontally-situated, vertically-stacked tiers of molluscan support racks. The present invention as implemented teaches a system particularly suitable for use in open water, as the structure is configured to be implemented in a variety of underwater environments, including salt, brackish, and fresh water, as desired, depending upon the species utilized therewith. In addition to flexibility from an environmental standpoint, the present system is configured to allow quality-control monitoring of the species during the cleansing or growout process, having the capability to monitor access to the system and determining the tampering thereof. The present system contemplates a ballastable, generally vertical support column, which is of adequate volume to provide variable buoyancy to the system as needed for raising or lowering the system during deployment and retrieval operations, respectively. The multi-tiered, arrayed system is configured in such a manner as to provide maximum efficiency for supporting the shellfish trays, allowing for full and free circulation of water flow to aid in the cleansing/purification, or growout process, while providing a system that is relatively compact and manageable.
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Regard, Ltd. Joseph T.
Swiatek Robert P.
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