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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721483 | Device and method for catching zooplankton or other microorganisms A harvesting device for zooplankton (1) or other micro organisms in a body of water (2). The new and inventive in the harvesting method is amongst others a bubble diffuser (3) arranged for being submerged in the body of water (2) and arra... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7325356 | Mechanical netting device A motor-driven mechanical netting device includes a net assembly, a slide assembly, a bracket, and a mount. The slide assembly is structured to support the net assembly and includes a guide bar. The bracket is structured to support the net assembly, the slide assemb... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7255064 | Aquatic animal egg collection apparatus, and method of use The collection of aquatic animal eggs during hatchery production is a critical step in the successful rearing of these animals. Currently, the equipment and culture methods do not allow large numbers of animals to be spawned at the same time without several people h... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7189127 | Watercraft propulsion machine A watercraft propulsion machine equipped with an outboard motor is provided. The propulsion machine includes a propulsion machine body and the outboard motor. The propulsion machine body is detachably mountable to a hull. The outboard motor is mounted on a rotary sh... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7036295 | Aquatic growth harvester A deck slotted into a left and a right deck halves in spaced apart positions so as to provide a slot therebetween. On each of the deck halves a pair of drums are mounted for rotation. Around each of the pairs of drums a rubber belt is engaged so that the rubber belt... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028846 | Fish grading device A fish grading device is provided including a framework of substantially rigid elongate members pivotably interconnected to form a plurality of loops, wherein each the loop is formed from a plurality of the substantially rigid elongate members and defines an apertur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6918203 | Foot operated fishing net tipper The present invention relates to a foot operated fishing net tipping apparatus releasably attached to a fishing boat comprising: a boat-attaching portion, a net-holding portion, a lock portion, a foot pedal portion and connecting members. A conventional fishing net ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6622418 | Long line fishing reel and auxiliary hauler A longline fishing system which is attached to a fishing boat for the purpose of lessening wear and ear on the fishing line has an improved reel and an auxiliary hauler. The reel is made from a plurality of arcuate sections forming a core. End plates are ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6519892 | Fishing assembly A fishing assembly comprising two elongated tunnel assemblies mounted to the sides of a watercraft and pivotally mounted at a point adjacent to the rear of the watercraft. A lifting mechanism is used to bring the forward end up and down selectively. When ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6453596 | Procedure for electro-stunning and/or electro-sacrifice, for industrial application to marine inchthyological species in floating cages Procedure for electro-stunning and/or electro-sacrifice, for industrial application to marine ichthyological species in floating cages having a floating cage (12) with tuna fish (6) two divers are introduced, the hunter (1), who uses a rifle with a harpoo... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6343433 | Method and apparatus for separating target and non-target species harvested from waterbodies The apparatus for separating target and non-target species harvested from a waterbody includes a catch boat towable behind a trawler for towing concomitantly with a trawl net towed behind the trawler. An elongate intake conduit having first and second end... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6328165 | Marine harvesting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for harvesting aquaculture from a body of water. The apparatus includes a continuous belt which is partially submerged in the water. A flow of water is created which forces aquaculture against the moving belt and the bel... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6115954 | Collection assemblies and methods for use in harvesting brine shrimp eggs A collection assembly for harvesting brine shrimp eggs from a body of water is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as comprising a base member which may be positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation, means fo... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6073382 | Containment boom apparatus and methods for use in harvesting brine shrimp eggs Apparatus and methods for harvesting brine shrimp eggs from a body of water involving the use of an elongated member comprising buoyant material which enables the elongated member to float at or near the surface of the body of water and a water-permeable ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5894936 | Drum separator for brine shrimp eggs A drum separator for separating brine shrimp eggs from a slurry containing an agglomeration of adult brine shrimp, brine shrimp eggs and debris includes a fluid source to maintain a slurry. The fluid source may be an internal spray jet disposed to spray a... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890311 | Apparatus and methods for harvesting and cleaning brine shrimp eggs An apparatus for harvesting and cleaning brine shrimp eggs on the open water is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as comprising a buoyant support frame having a collection assembly operably disposed in relation there... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5839216 | Marine harvesting and processing apparatus Marine harvesting and processing apparatus are provided for harvesting marine life from a body of water. The apparatus includes a continuous belt which is partially submerged in the water. A flow of water is created which forces organisms against the movi... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836101 | Brine shrimp separation apparatus and methods An apparatus and method for harvesting brine shrimp from an aquatic environment includes a separator having a containment vessel having a perforated sidewall and a drive assembly for agitating the containment vessel, preferably in a rotational motion abou... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5768820 | Subduction brine shrimp harvester An apparatus and associated method for collecting brine shrimp eggs (30) floating in a body of water which includes a hollow member (36) having apertures (38) extending therethrough, the apertures being of a size sufficiently large to allow the passage of... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5743041 | Floatable container apparatus for harvesting brine shrimp eggs and methods for using same A floatable container apparatus for harvesting brine shrimp eggs is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as including a buoyant container assembly having one or more ballast tanks to provide a means for raising and lowe... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5566492 | Vacuum device for harvesting brine shrimp eggs The present invention is a novel device for harvesting brine shrimp eggs from the surface of a body of water. In a preferred embodiment, the invention concentrates brine shrimp eggs in a surface layer of a body of water using a system of wedge-oriented bo... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5513462 | Method for harvesting brine shrimp cysts Method for harvesting of brine shrimp eggs (cysts) from bodies of salt water. A floating collection boat is used with a very long floating boom, which is first deployed across the paths of wind blown individual colonies. Numerous colonies are quickly inte... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5491922 | Remote control floatation boom A floatable boom for concentrating brine shrimp eggs which are floating at or near the surface of a body of water. The floatable boom comprises a rigid, floatable tube, a skirt affixed to the lower portion of the tube and extending downward into the body ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5457908 | Brine shrimp egg harvesting device A brine shrimp egg harvesting device is shown. The harvesting device includes wedge-oriented booms designed to concentrate the brine shrimp eggs which float at the surface of a body of water. The brine shrimp egg harvesting device also has a collector for... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5388365 | Branch line deployment mechanism This invention relates to the deployment of branch lines used in longline fishing. A branch line deployment mechanism is provided which comprises deployment means for casting a baited branch line and drive means associated therewith. The deployment means ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5361528 | Trawling system and trawl device for shrimp A trawling system for catching shrimp which includes a trawler, an outrigger carried by the trawler, an onboard suction pump, a trawl device that is adapted to be dragged along the bottom of a body of water behind the trawler, and a conduit connected from... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5329719 | Fish raceway apparatus and method A floating fish raceway apparatus (10) for raising and harvesting fish in a body of water, the fish raceway apparatus having a frame (11), a flexible mesh cage (12) depending from the frame (11) and forming an enclosure for raising the fish, and a harvest... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5257473 | Fish line holder and baiting apparatus and process therefor A fish line holder and baiting apparatus stores a common line with fish hooks on a carousel type unit with several arms radiating from a common hub. Each of the arms may carry 150 hooks on a stainless steel rod. The common line is fed into automatic baiti... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5234320 | Centrifugal suction pump A centrifugal suction pump includes a vertically disposed support tube having upper and lower ends, a liquid check valve on the lower end of the support tube, and a hollow rotatable hub mounted on the upper end of the support tube. A number of horizontall... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5187893 | Wire mesh lobster trap launch steadying device A lobster trap launch steadying device adapted for use with lobster traps that will reliably locate the position of attachment of the warp rope used for launching the trap into the sea so the trap will be steadied in its descent to the sea bottom so that ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5165174 | Harvesting apparatus and method for retrieving subsea traps The apparatus is mounted on a deck of a boat and includes an elongated track with an inboard end and outbroad end disposed to at least the waterline for capturing a line having a float on one end and a subsea trap on the other end. A trolley is movably mo... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5142808 | Pivotable crayfish trap This invention pertains to the remote harvesting of crayfish by trapping them within a trap submerged in water and then, when harvesting is desired, by applying a counterweight for pivoting the trap so that the trapped crayfish are passed to a line for fl... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5042187 | Brine shrimp harvester An apparatus for harvesting floating brine shrimp colonies from open water is disclosed. The apparatus includes a boat fitted with a driven roller arrangement adapted to engage and retrieve a floating boom positioned to enclose the subject shrimp colony. ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4998369 | Brine shrimp egg harvester An offshore brine shrimp cyst harvesting device providing for the gravity flow of the cyst rich layer of brine into a collection vessel, followed by pumping therefrom and dewatering by a sluice and pressurized means before deposition into porous cyst stor... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4944108 | System for harvesting crustaceans A primary vessel, such as a flotable float or the like, having a crustacean retrieving means attached to the forward end of the vessel, with the vessel being motor driven, the motor driving a plurality of dasic wheels to maintain the vessel above the wate... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4942688 | Apparatus for trotline fishing The invention is a structure that is particularly configured to support simultaneously a multitude of fishing lines, and a live bait trap. Attached to each line are several fishing hooks, and all or a portion of the several fishing hooks are specifically ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4932149 | Fish lifting device Fish lifting devices using the principle of the Archimedes' screw are known. Such devices have used a latticework screw entry portion to dewater the screw at the point of entry of the fish. The present invention provides a venting system which causes a fi... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920680 | Line setter method and apparatus A drive circuit for setter rollers is automatically coordinated with a spool drive to insure a condition of tension in a longline at all times during the setting operation. The apparatus includes various rollers to achieve the method, and in addition, cir... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4908972 | Equipment for the mechanized handling of long lines A system for the mechanized handling of long lines uses a hook-collection tube scarfed at the intake and a long line storage winch with an auxiliary turn-around roller. The individual functional elements are mounted on the frame of the long line storage w... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4899481 | Automatic long line commercial fishing apparatus An apparatus for use with commercial long line fishing gear for receiving the long line as it is hauled from the sea, separating the gangions and hooks from the line and directing them to a storage tub or other storage means. The long line enters the appa... | 02/13/1990 |
