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Method of lamprey control

US4934318A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 9, 1989
Grant dateJun 19, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A40/81
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling the population of sea lamprey wherein a suitable treatment site is chosen and rocks of a sufficient size and concentration are then introduced to the floor of the watercourse to create an inhospitable environment for spawning lamprey. Various means of locating appropriate treatment sites and carrying out the treatment of the site chosen are described.

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