Apparatus and a method and system of rearing abalone

A method of rearing abalone, comprising the steps of

• a) supplying water into a water channel and introducing young abalone into a small water trough at an end terminal of the water channel for rearing;
• b) rearing the young abalone for a predetermined period to obtain a larger size young abalone, opening a partitioning board to transfer the young abalone to a next larger water trough;
• c) closing the partitioning board and introducing young abalone to the small trough at the end terminal of the water channel for rearing;
• d) rearing the young abalone for a predetermined period, subsequently opening and closing the partitioning boards so that the young abalone are transferred to a next larger water trough;
• and continuously introducing young abalone into the small water trough at the end terminal for rearing;
• e) transferring mature abalone to a water channel liner at a front end of the water trough and removing the water channel liner;
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• f) spraying an anaesthetic into the water channel liner facilitating harvest of mature abalone.