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US 2015/0083050 A1Published application
Offshore aquaculture system
AssigneeSea Control Holdings Ltd.
InventorShay Brosh
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Abstract
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.
Claims16
An offshore aquaculture system comprising:
- a semisubmersible platform having storage and maintenance facilities for supporting aquaculture,
- a framework connected to the semisubmersible platform,
- a plurality of net covered rigid aquaculture cages movably connected by a controllable positioning apparatus to the framework, wherein a vertical dimension of the cages is larger than horizontal dimensions thereof and the cages are vertically movable in respect to the platform, and
- a control unit arranged to control the positioning apparatus and to determine a depth of the plurality of rigid aquaculture cages in respect to sea level according to sea conditions.
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An offshore aquaculture method comprising:
- practicing aquaculture in a plurality of net covered rigid aquaculture cages that are movably connected to a framework connected to a semi-submersible platform, wherein a vertical dimension of the cages is larger than horizontal dimensions thereof and the cages are vertically movable in respect to the framework,
- controlling a depth of the cages in respect to sea level according to sea conditions, and
- equipping the platform to support continuous offshore aquaculture in the cages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.