Device for shellfish farming
View Patent ↗Device for cage ( 1 ) for shellfish farming, where the cage is placed in the sea or in a tank with water and where the cage's one side ( 11 ) is provided with openings, for instance a grid ( 13 ) and where the cage's other sides ( 3, 5, 7, 9 ) preferably are closed and where the cage ( 1 ) is arranged so it can be turned so that the one side provided with openings ( 11 ) faces upwards in a vertical feeding position, or faces sideways in a horizontal eating and resting position, or faces downwards in a vertical emptying position, as these positions are achieved by means of the fish farming cage ( 1 ) being placed on or by a transporter ( 25, 55 ).
1. Device for shellfish farming, comprising a transporter and a cage, wherein said cage has a plurality of sides, a first side of said cage having openings, a second side of said cage having couplings for engaging said cage onto said transporter, wherein said second side is located opposite said first side, wherein engagement of said cage onto said transporter provides for mechanical repositioning of said cage by said transporter to achieve a plurality of positions, wherein said first side faces upwards to accommodate the administration of food in a first position, faces sideways to accommodate shellfish eating and resting in a second position, and faces downwards to accommodate emptying in a third position.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said cage is provided with buoyancy elements large enough for a detached cage to float in water.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said transporter is provided with a toothbelt and said cage couplings are toothed sections which render the cage suitable for being grasped and led forward by the transporter in motion.
4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein said transporter is provided with guidance rails for guiding the movement of said cage wherein said cage is moved between said toothbelt and said guidance rails, and wherein said first side of said cage faces upwards when the cage is at the upper part of said transporter.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said cage is provided with slots for fastening partition walls.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said cage is placed on or by said transporter so that an upper end of said transporter has a vertical position with said first side of said cage facing upwards and a lower end of said transporter has a vertical position with said first side of said cage detached and facing downwards.
7. The device according to claim 6 , also comprising sections between said upper end and said lower end, said sections being in a horizontal position.
8. The device according to claim 6 , also comprising sections between said upper end and said lower end, said sections being in a vertical position when said first side of said cage faces upwards.
9. The device according to claim 6 , also comprising sections between said upper end and said lower end, said sections being in a vertical position when said first side of said cage faces downwards and is covered.