PLANT FOR RECEPTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LIVE FISH ON BOARD OF FISHING VESSEL Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: fishery. SUBSTANCE: plant has two groups of detachable containers located on the upper deck and in the hold respectively. The containers are provided with atomizers and means of water drain, a closed circulation line with a pump, pipelines, and a water cleaner. The equipment also includes tanks with atomizers for clear water, a water discharge tank, a pipeline with a kingston valve for feed of sea water, and an oxygenizer. The plant is provided with a device for saturation of water with pure oxygen. The device is provided with a distributor open to the atomizers of the containers and tanks as well as the oxygenazer. The pipeline and kingston valve are open to the circulation line by means of another pump, and between the pressure pipeline and pipeline for drain of water from the containers on the upper deck there is a pipeline for discharge of water to the sea. It is expedient to provide the plant with a device for reception of fish. The device should have a fish pump, water separator, hopper with a filling tray, and a vertical neck let fish pass into the containers located in the hold. EFFECT: higher fish stock density in containers; no traumatism. 2 cl, 6 dwg