SUBflex Cage System (Source: www.subflex.org)
SUBflex is a single point mooring cage system technology for open ocean aquaculture. The single point mooring generates a circular motion of the system around the anchor point, diluting the impact of waste generated by the fish. The system can be submersed to avoid severe weather events and can also be kept submersed at a particular depth, depending on the requirements of the fish.
More information on this system can be found here.
Aquapod™ (Source: Ocean Farm Technologies, Inc.)
Sometime ago we posted about heading towards automation self propelled aquaculture cages. Since then, Cliff Goudey, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Offshore Aquaculture Engineering Center, has been working on a project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is testing these cages with cobia farming operations in Puerto Rico.
Goudey has equipped an Aquapod™ cage, produced by Maine-based Ocean Farm Technologies, Inc., with a set of propellers, which act as big screws that churn their way through the ocean.
Self Propelled Cage (Source: www.wickedlocal.com)
Working recently at Snapperfarm Inc., the cobia operation in Puerto Rico, Goudey’s cage has proved itself capable of moving on its own.
For footage of the sea trials in action click here to watch a video.
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We are pleased to announce the launch of our new product, K Box Cones.
These Cones are used to inexpensively and simply build a compact system for efficiently holding live fish and aquatic animals.
The website: http://www.kboxcones.tk/ has full details of the product and how it works.
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