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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156897 | “Implant and forget” mechanism to interact with biota, in particular fauna that may outgrow available habitat and method of use thereof An “implant and forget” device for interacting with biota after a pre-established time period. Preferably, the biota are fauna and more particularly fish. In select embodiments, the device comprises packaging enclosing an apparatus for timing interaction via ope... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7975651 | Method of sequestering carbon dioxide in aqueous environments The present invention provides a method of sequestering carbon dioxide in aqueous environments. In a first step, an area is assessed to determine whether the area is capable of supporting the addition of organisms of higher trophic level (OHTL). Next, OHTL are added... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7958848 | Method for artificial breeding of farmed sturgeon A method for artificial breeding of farmed sturgeon is disclosed. The method comprises of growing a plurality of fingerling sturgeon; obtaining a plurality of juvenile sturgeon; identifying at least one male juvenile sturgeon and at least one female juvenile sturgeo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7707970 | Vaccine against salmonid rickettsial septicaemia based on cells A vaccine based on live Arthrobacter cells is useful in preventing piscirickettsiosis in fish. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707969 | Method and apparatus for inducing artificial hibernation of marine animal A method and an apparatus for inducing artificial hibernation of marine animal, wherein the temperature of sea water with marine animals is gradually lowered in stepwise process, while the sea water temperature is kept as is for a predetermined period of time at eac... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7624703 | Method and device for removal of ammonia and other contaminants from recirculating aquaculture tanks A method for reducing ammonia concentration in an aqueous medium caused by the presence of fish gill/urine discharge, fish faeces and uneaten organic fish-feed particulate matter in recirculating aquaculture tanks. Fish in fish tank water are remotely located or par... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7350479 | System and method for controlling growth of aquatic plants utilizing bio-eroding means implanted in triploid grass carp An “implant and forget” device for interacting with biota after a pre-established time period. Preferably, the biota are fauna and more particularly fish. In select embodiments, the device comprises packaging enclosing apparatus for timing interaction via openin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347163 | Microbial feedstock for filter feeding aquatic organisms The present invention provides a method of cultivating filter feeders such as Artemia by substituting special microorganisms for naturally occurring microscopic algae, and providing conditions optimal for the growth of these organisms. These subsituted special micro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334538 | Topical medicants for aquatic animals A topical medicant for fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and aquatic macroinvertebrates applied in a site-specific manner for the localized treatment of skin wounds, lesions and diseases. The medicant comprises a hydrophilic carrier with an antimicrobial therapeutant fo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7302913 | Vaccine against salmonid rickettsial septicaemia based on arthrobacter cells A vaccine based on live Arthrobacter cells is useful in preventing piscirickettsiosis in fish. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258790 | Controlled eutrophication system and process A controlled eutrophication system and process are disclosed. The system includes the combination of a partitioned aquaculture system in conjunction with an anaerobic digester. Wastewater containing pollutants, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are fed to the partiti... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220177 | Fish stunning apparatus A fish stunning apparatus comprising a fish stunning device (100) including a striker (400); said striker (400) including a cylinder and a piston (443), said piston (443) movable between a retracted position and an extended positio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213536 | Method for producing short-lived salt-tolerant freshwater baitfish A method for selecting a freshwater fish able to tolerate conditions of varying salinity is disclosed. Fish are first selected by pre-screening for salt-tolerance. The selected fish are bred using techniques essentially described herein. The offspring of the selecte... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203548 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., micro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194978 | Inducing sterility in fish by disrupting the development of the GnRH system The present invention provides for a method for inducing sterility in fish by administering at least one compound that disrupts the establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system during early development thereby inhibiting sexual maturity in the treated ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7174850 | Multi-layered aquaculture system By directing the none-molting crustaceans to move into a predetermined area in a culture tank, the present invention discloses a multi-layered aquaculture system with shallow-water containers which is based upon the utilization of the methods and apparatus to elimin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163702 | Process for isolating sea cucumber saponin Frondoside A, and immunomodulatory methods of use This present invention discloses use of a chloroform/solvent mixture extraction at different solvent-to-feed ratios, followed by evaporation and extraction with ethyl acetate/water; followed by chromatography of the water phase in Teflon or other non-polar resin and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156049 | Release mechanism to interact with biota, in particular fauna that may outgrow available habitat A device for interacting with biota either on a pre-specified schedule or via actuation by remote signal. Preferably, the biota are fauna and more particularly fish. In selected embodiments, it comprises frangible packaging enclosing means for timing interaction, at... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135978 | Miniature resonating marker assembly A miniature resonating marker assembly that includes, in one embodiment, a ferromagnetic core, a wire coil disposed around the core, and a capacitor connected to the wire coil adjacent to the magnetic core. The core, coil, and capacitor form a signal element that, w... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121532 | Aeration system for liquid An aeration tank used in a method of treating effluent includes a pipe for transporting the effluent from the source to the tank bottom and a discharge duct having a siphon effect for tapping off an overflow from the tank as more effluent is added from the source. A... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114286 | System for reducing the number of predator fish The system includes a capsule member made from a material which is not dissolvable in water but is dissolvable in the digestive fluids of a predator species. The capsule contains a material which, following ingestion by a predator (game/sport) species, results in de... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114461 | Method for raising aquatic animals A method of culturing aquatic animals utilizes a habitat including at least one habitat unit, each habitat unit being constructed of a plurality of concentric tubes with a fixed radial spacing. The habitat is immersed in an aquatic environment containing larvae of a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100535 | System for rearing aquatic animals A container 10 for rearing aquatic animals includes a floor portion 12 which defines a plurality of openings. A wall portion 100 bounds the floor portion 12 to form, together with the floor portion 12, a chamber for receiving the a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094417 | Fish hatching method and apparatus The invention is a method and kit for conducting a rapid toxicity test. Methods and kits according to the invention include an animal or plant species in diapause. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069875 | Portable raceway A large low cost vessel for holding flowable materials is disclosed. The vessel has a body formed of elongate rollable sheets of buoyant material that when assembled into an upwardly concave vessel having bulkheads at its ends, the vessel is self-supporting in both ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055461 | Methods for growing and imprinting fish using an odorant The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater, The meth... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052601 | Process and means for the treatment of water in an aquaculture system A process and a means are described for treatment of water that forms a growth environment for marine organisms, where this water is in a main tank that is placed on land. The invention provides a sufficient treatment/cleaning of the water so that it can be continuo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052723 | Method and composition for treatment of aquatic animals A composition and method is disclosed for suppressing infections and treating one or more injured or diseased aquatic vertebrate animals, by adding to the water containing the aquatic animal(s) a solution containing the extracted juice and fine particles of walnut h... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7008621 | Regulation of apoptosis in aquatic organisms by aquabirnavirus The present invention provides a mechanism for studies of apoptosis in aquatic organisms by infecting the aquatic organisms with aquabirnavirus, especially infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). The infection of IPNV in an aquatic cell such as a Chinook salmon... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959663 | Rearing of aquatic species with DHA-rich prey organisms A method of rearing aquatic species is provided, comprising feeding the aquatic species during at least part of the larval and/or post-larval state with prey organisms, such as Artemia or rotifers, having in their total lipid content a DHA content of at least... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6932025 | Scalable fish rearing raceway system A scalable fish rearing raceway system is provided, incorporating a fish containment structure having two semi-circular end sections, and two or more parallel fish raceways, surrounding a central zone for housing water treatment systems and a secondary fish crop. He... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6886290 | System for reducing the number of predator fish The system includes a capsule member made from a material which is not dissolvable in water but is dissolvable in the digestive fluids of a predator fish. The capsule contains a material which, following ingestion by a predator (game/sport) fish, results in death of... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6864797 | Method and device for carrying out the protected detection of the pollution of water The method according to the invention consists in providing two containers fed by the water source whose pollution is desired to be measured, each of the containers containing fish and being equipped with a detector able detect any abnormal behaviour of the fish, al... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854422 | Growing marine fish in fresh water The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensiti... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6832578 | Bio-hydraulic turbine testing system A bio-hydraulic testing system is provided for simulating the effect on fish of at least one hydraulic system component. A water flow introduction device introduces a flow of water into the testing system, and a fish introduction means introduces a plurality of fish... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6720150 | Method for identifying fast - growing fish Methods of selecting fish for breeding and optimum growth in conditions of various salinity are disclosed. Fish are selected for growth in specific salinity based on their prolactin 1 genotype. A simple sequence repeat polymorphism (microsatellite) in the tilapia pr... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6615767 | Aquaculture method and system for producing aquatic species The invention provides a method and system for producing aquatic specie for consumer consumption within a closed aquaculture system. It provides for growing algae in artificial saltwater under controlled conditions in an algae subsystem, flowing the algae... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6584935 | Process for culturing crabs in recirculating marine aquaculture systems The present invention relates to a recirculating marine aquaculture process for production of a crab species, including (i) a broodstock conditioning, (ii) spawning, (iii) egg incubation, (iv) larval growth, (v) nursery post-larval growth, and (vi) grow-o... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582612 | Plankton mitigation system A method of mitigating plankton from fish pens moves denser cleaning water from a selected depth into the pen and discharges it to flow horizontally across the pen, but with a downward component and at a sufficient velocity so that the cleaning water swee... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571735 | Non-metallic bioreactor and uses An autoclavable unicellular culture system comprising flexible, light transmitting walls, an internal oxygen diffuser and a head plate which has a plurality of apertures. The present invention also comprises a fish or shellfish rearing system incorporatin... | 06/03/2003 |
