Patent ID: 7484329
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: A01G,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A system for land based units for cultivation of seaweeds, said units comprising: a) phycological laboratory facilities suitable to produce spores and sporelings in cultures; b) a plurality of sleeves having a volume capacity in the range of 10 to 30 liters, said sleeves aerated with air and containing seawater housed in temperature controlled land based facilities to allow the maturation of the sporelings; c) plurality of growth tanks with a volume of 30 to 100 L into which the sporelings are transferred for further growth into young thalli; d) a plurality of cultivation tanks having a volume capacity of 2 to 5 m e) a plurality of small inoculation tanks aerated with air, each tank having a volume capacity of about 10 to 30 m f) a plurality of large cultivation tanks aerated with air, each tank having a volume capacity of about 34 to 50 m g) a harvesting unit to separate the seaweeds from the sea water.