SBIR/STTR Research Award
Construction and Testing of a Spar Feeding System for an Offshore Aquaculture Farm
Award amount
$97,762Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Cates International, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- NOAA-2003-1
- Topic code
- 8.4.5
Research abstract
This SBIR Phase II project proposes to add telemetry and monitoring equipment to the spar designed and constructed under our Phase I contract. Furthermore, we propose to test and evaluate an automated spar feeding system suitable for use on an operating offshore fish farm. C Cates International, Inc. has developed a feeding system for it¿s underwater cages that functions from a small boat. But this requires the presence of men at the site. We propose to equip and operate and test a 3 meter by 13 meter spar buoy to serve as an automatic feeding station that will be able to feed up to four cages. The spar will contain feed storage hoppers, a diesel electric generator, various water and slurry pumps and automated equipment to maintain the spar¿s buoyancy as feed is removed.
Technology keywords
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