Apparatus and method for rearing shrimp
US4249480A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/81
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for rearing shrimp through the larvae stage wherein the shrimp are subjected to controlled conditions and a common enclosure for the male and female adult shrimp is provided which permits uncontrolled access of the shrimp to one another and wherein the shrimp are maintained through a plurality of cycles of mating, spawning and hatching. The system is further provided with filtration means for filtering the medium of the common enclosure and with collecting means for collecting hatched shrimp at preselected times from the common enclosure medium as the medium moves into the filtration means.
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