Method for transporting live fish
AssigneeJapan Airlines Co., Ltd.
InventorHiromichi Manome
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Abstract
A method for transporting live fish comprising the steps of cooling live fish placed in water to bring the fish into a dormant state, and transporting the line fish in a dormant state with an ambient temperature thereof maintained at -1.degree. to 10.degree. C. This method may further comprise the step of removing the water after the step of cooling live fish. By the method of the present invention, live fish can be successfully transported even when the transportation takes many hours. Moreover, transportation can be made at low cost.
Claims15
A method for transporting live fish, comprising the steps of:
- cooling live fish placed in water to bring the fish into a dormant state,
- removing the water within which the fish are placed, and, after removing the water, transporting the live fish in the dormant state with the live fish placed under an ambient temperature maintained at -1.degree. to 10.degree. C.
A method for transporting live fish, comprising the steps of:
- soaking live fish in water contained in a heat-insulated container.
- gradually cooling the live fish to bring the fish into a dormant state without freezing the fish to death,
- removing the water from the container and thereafter transporting to a destination the live fish in a dormant state with the live fish placed under an ambient temperature maintained at -1.degree. to 10.degree. C., and
- resuscitating the live fish in the dormant state after the fish have arrived at the destination.
A method for transporting live fish, comprising
- cooling live fish contained in a body of water to bring the fish into a dormant state;
- separating the live fish from contact with water while maintaining said fish dormant;
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- transporting the live fish following separation of the live fish from the water;
- and maintaining the live fish in a dormant state during transportation by placing the live fish under an ambient temperature maintained at -1.degree. to 10.degree. C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.