Process and method of sustainable improvement of seafood production in ocean waters
AssigneeLucent Biosciences, Inc.
InventorPeter Gross
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and process for manifesting sustainable improvement in fisheries productivity in Ocean waters. This method and process includes (1) selecting a location of the Ocean that is considered both High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC), (2) that the location is within proximity to fisheries feeding grounds or migratory routes or within areas that are considered to be fish feeding areas, (3) within this location, a surface sea height anomaly (Ocean Eddy) is defined using satellite s.s.h. data, and (4) applying a fertilizer that contains an Iron compound within the Ocean Eddy.
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A process of improving fisheries productivity in High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll Ocean waters comprising the following steps:
- a) selecting a region of ocean defined as High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) based on a marine ecology definition;
- b) narrowing the selection to a region of ocean being within or in close proximity to known areas of fish migration, or within areas that are considered to be fish feeding areas;
- c) narrowing the previous selection an Ocean Surface Sea Height anomaly known as an Ocean Eddy;
- d) adding a bioavailable and water soluble Iron compound into the defined region of ocean to increase growth of phytoplankton;
- e) determining the increase of the population of seafood;
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- f) harvesting the increased production of seafood that results from the fertilization.
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