Patent ID: 7484329

Claim:
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 3 into which the thalli are transferred for further growth; e) a plurality of small inoculation tanks aerated with air, each tank having a volume capacity of about 10 to 30 m 3 and containing seawater enriched with 0.5 mM NH 4 Cl and 0.05 mM NaH 2 PO 4 .H 2 O, at least two times a week, for at least two weeks under optimal conditions, to allow the mature sporelings to grow into seaweed pieces; f) a plurality of large cultivation tanks aerated with air, each tank having a volume capacity of about 34 to 50 m 3 , wherein the seaweed pieces are transferred, to grow to full size; and g) a harvesting unit to separate the seaweeds from the sea water.