Patent ID: 6584935
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A01K,Y02A

Abstract:
A closed, recirculating marine aquaculture process for production of a marine species, including life-cycle stages of (i) broodstock conditioning, (ii) spawning, (iii) egg incubation, (iv) larval growth, (v) nursery post-larval growth, and (vi) grow-out of the marine species to a final product weight, wherein each respective life-cycle stage (i)-(vi) of the process involves operation in an aqueous medium that is coupled in liquid recirculation relationship with means for removing waste components from the aqueous medium and returning purified aqueous medium to the external environment, and wherein photoperiod, water temperature, water chemistry, and diet are optimized and then continuously monitored and controlled for the specific marine species, to obtain optimal production at each of the six life-cycle stages (i)-(vi).