Aquatic animal egg collection apparatus, and method of use
OwnerMike Yamamotoinventor
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Abstract
The collection of aquatic animal eggs during hatchery production is a critical step in the successful rearing of these animals. Currently, the equipment and culture methods do not allow large numbers of animals to be spawned at the same time without several people handling the process. The disclosed invention solves the problem of collecting large quantities of released aquatic animal eggs after spawning many adults at the same time. The apparatus is simple to build, maintain, and repair, and the method of its use requires only one person to handle the spawning of many adults.
Claims14
An Aquatic Animal Egg Collection Apparatus comprising:
- an egg collector apparatus, connected to
- an egg transporter apparatus, which in turn is connected
- an egg concentrator apparatus.
An Aquatic Animal Egg Collection Apparatus comprising:
- a means for collecting aquatic animal eggs,
- connected to a means for transporting aquatic animal eggs,
- which in turn is connected to a means for concentrating aquatic animal eggs.
A method of collecting aquatic animal eggs comprising;
- placing an aquatic animal to release eggs in an aquatic animal rearing container containing water,
- placing an egg collector apparatus with a proximal end at zenith and a distal end at nadir in the aquatic animal rearing container in a location conducive to egg release,
- positioning in the aquatic animal rearing container the proximal end at the zenith of the egg collector apparatus to enable collecting of the released aquatic animal eggs
- connecting the egg collector apparatus to an egg transporter apparatus with a proximal end and a distal end, by connecting the distal end at the nadir of the egg collector apparatus to the proximal end of the egg transporter apparatus,
- connecting the distal end of the egg transporter to an egg concentrator apparatus,
- inserting a hollow tube with a proximal end and a distal end into the egg transporter apparatus, by placing the proximal end of the hollow tube into the egg transporter apparatus and
- connecting the distal end of the hollow tube to a propulsion device, so the propulsion device causes movement of a substance in the hollow tube which in turn causes movement of the water and aquatic animal eggs in the egg transporter apparatus to the egg concentrating apparatus,
- connecting the distal end of the egg transporter apparatus to the egg concentrator apparatus, and
- concentrating the eggs in the egg concentrator apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.