A floating seed production apparatus for blacklip pearl oyster

摘要

PURPOSE: A marine culture system for seed production of black pearl shellfish is provided to make the commercialization of the artificial seed production of black pearl shellfish possible by optimizing the culture environment and by epochally improving the growth and survival rate of the larva of black pearl. CONSTITUTION: The marine culture system for the seed production of black pearl shellfish includes; a grid-type frame(2), arranged on the sea and culturing a larva of black pearl shellfish; many cylindrical culture equipments(3), vertically arranged in the inner space of the frame(2); a main water pipe(4), installed along the inside of the frame(2) to supply a natural sea water to the culture equipments(3); an underwater pump(5), connected via a main valve(6) with the main water pipe(4) so as to supply the natural sea water thereto; many main water valves(7) arranged at determined intervals on one side of the main water pipe(4); a cylindrical net(8) for removing harmful organisms; and a washing hose(9).