System and method for super-intensive shrimp production
AssigneeThe Texas A&M University System
InventorAddison Lawrence
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Abstract
A shrimp aquaculture structure including a set of at least two raceways each having a length, width, and at least one depth to give an average depth, and including two ends, two side walls having a top, a sloped bottom joining each side wall at two side wall junctions. Some of five raceways may be stacked at least partially on top of another of the five raceways. According to another embodiment, the disclosure relates to a process of shrimp aquaculture by using the set of five raceways and sequentially transferring shrimp form one raceway to another once the shrimp reach a given average size.
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A shrimp aquaculture structure comprising:
- a set of at least two raceways, similar or varied in size and shape, each corresponds to a stage in shrimp production, each having an average depth, a length and a width, and each comprising:
- two ends;
- two side walls each having a top, a bottom, a side wall depth, and an average side wall depth;
- a sloped bottom having an average internal depth, and a bottom nadir, wherein the bottom slopes downwardly from a bottom longitudinal line substantially at the center and joining each side wall at two side wall junctions, wherein the sloped bottom is configured for ease of transfer of shrimp from one raceway to another and for ease of waste removal;
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- a water maintenance or circulating system;
- wherein the sloped bottom of each raceway has a slope from the bottom nadir to the side wall junctions from between 0.05% and 20%,
- wherein one of the at least two raceways is stacked at least partially on top of another of the raceways.
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