Transcript Submersible & Flexible Open Sea Fish

SUBflex - ‫סאבפלקס‬
Submersible & Flexible
Open Sea Fish-Cage System
World capture fisheries and
aquaculture production
SUBflex system General structure:
• Single point mooring
• Flexible
• Submersible
Model farm
Commercial farm – “Royal Fish”
2 systems located at 11 Km
offshore, 60 meter depth
Mooring system and
anchors – 22 tons
Single anchor
7,500 Kg
Single point
mooring
Main single rope
Under the cages
Flexible
connections
Chains as a weight
On sea bed
After a storm
On 23/11/05 the pilot system
survived storm of 8 meters
21/1/07 The commercial system
survived storm of 9 meters
Submersed due to rough sea
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Maintenance –
Easy to handle
Fingerlings
Fingerlings
Cages
Feeding vessel
Fingerlings (Sea bream) 3 gr
After 26 days: 17 gr
After 300 days: 300 gr
FCR: 0.9
Temperatures: 160c - 310c
Oxygen: 100% Saturation
Harvesting
Harvesting
Harvesting
Harvesting
Harvesting
Crane
work
Average weight (gr)
group No 1 - Sea bream
weight (gr)
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The final result – fish from offshore
A unique product with high quality
character and taste
Nature
Reserve
Challenges:
1. Producing a strong but flexible
systems, using the best quality
proper raw materials.
2. Simple operation: fingerlings,
feeding, harvesting, technical
maintenance, boats, etc’.
3. Data base: water quality, marine
conditions, biological results,
environment aspects, etc.