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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
RE35906 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
4894943 Method and apparatus for gathering fish from the bunt of a net  
A mechanically driven brailer for fish from the bunt of a net includes a handle, a brailer hoop, and brail net attached to the hoop. The brailer hoop is hinged to the handle such that it maintains...
4875428 Motorized outrigger drive  
A motorized outrigger drive for an outrigger on a fishing boat, the outrigger being of the kind having a boom fixedly cantilevered laterally outboard from the side of the boat for releasably...
4858363 Crayfish harvester  
An apparatus for harvesting crayfish and similar crustaceans from ponds utilizing a hollow tube placed in the pond and provided with openings sized to allow crayfish to enter the hollow tube where...
4839062 Method of harvesting and harvesting device for brine shrimp eggs  
A method and device for harvesting brine shrimp eggs, wherein the method comprises the steps of positioning a concentrating funnel slightly below the layer of brine shrimp eggs at the surface level...
4829696 Long line for use in long-line fishing  
A long line for use in long-line fishing, comprising a main line with detachably attached branch lines, each carrying a respective hook. The branch lines are attached to the main line via globular...
4826362 Solid transfer apparatus  
A solids transfer apparatus has at least one closed tank provided with a suction opening and a discharge opening, a suction valve communicated with the suction opening, a discharge valve...
4821445 Water delivery system and method  
A water delivery system for delivering water of optimum ph, oxygen content and/or temperature from a water body into a holding tank or live well for containing fish or other marine life, which...
4817553 Crawfish harvesting boat  
A multipurpose flat bottom boat for harvesting crawfish. The boat includes a deck on each end with an open-spaced hull between the decks. The boat is propelled by rotatable wheels engaging the...
4798020 System for harvesting crawfish  
A movable vehicle supported by a plurality by a pair of front and rear wheels or tracks, upon which a structural frame is set upon, the vehicle driven by a fuel engine which would in turn power a...
4759146 Method for undermining an immersed ground and for generating an ascending water current, and device for implementing such a method  
The invention concerns a procedure for undermining underwater terrain (S) thus creating an upward rising current (Tj) able to lift items lying on the terrain (S) or half-buried in it, in order to...
4750285 Hook capturing device for longline hauling apparatus  
A device for capturing hooks for use in conjunction with longline hauling and stowage apparatus includes a hook elevating ramp, an engagement plate, and a brush. The hook elevating ramp elevates...
4702676 Liquid driven pump or propulsive apparatus  
The apparatus relates to a jet pump or apparatus which displaces a main fluid by a pressurized driving liquid. The apparatus has a duct to receive the main fluid, and a driving liquid manifold...
4666356 Containerization system, apparatus and method  
An apparatus for use in a system of containerized handling of fish onboard an ocean-going vessel. Fish are stored in closely stacking containers within the hold of the fishing vessel and are...
4663879 Method and apparatus for harvesting crawfish and like living things  
Described are apparatus and methods for harvesting crawfish from relatively shallow water such as flooded rice fields. Among the principles utilized are the following: creating a forwardly...
4644682 Trap hauling and ejecting method  
A winch includes a spindle plate having a plurality of pins fixed thereon, the pins forming the core of a winch and the line of the trap is wound on the pins. An ejector plate is axially slidable...
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