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Method of cultivating shellfish
OwnerMichael W. Hitchins, Hamish T. Jamieson +1inventors
InventorsMichael W. Hitchins, Hamish T. Jamieson, Bruce J. Hearn
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OwnerMichael W. Hitchins, Hamish T. Jamieson +1inventors
InventorsMichael W. Hitchins, Hamish T. Jamieson, Bruce J. Hearn
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The invention relates to the cultivation of shellfish. A first type of shellfish capable of securing themselves to a cultch such as by producing byssus are seeded onto a culture rope together with a second type of shellfish which are not capable of securing themselves. The seeding process is carried out using a seeding machine, and the shellfish are retained against the culture rope by way of a seeding stocking. The seeding stocking, the culture rope, and all of the shellfish, are then transferred to a suitable environment for cultivation. The first type of shellfish produce byssus and thereby secure themselves to the culture rope. The second type of shellfish are also secured by way of the byssus produced by the first type of shellfish. The seeding stocking is then no longer required and degrades or is burst by both types of the shellfish.
A method of cultivating shellfish, wherein the improvement comprises retaining a plurality of live juvenile shellfish on a cultivation support means by way of a retaining means, said plurality of shellfish comprising a first type of shellfish having the potential for producing securement means at a future date such that said first type of shellfish can become secured to said support means by said securement means, said plurality of shellfish also comprising a second type of shellfish not having the potential for producing securement means, wherein said second type of shellfish can become secured to said support means by way of said securement means when said securement means has been produced by said first type of shellfish.
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