MARINE PASTURES: A BY-PRODUCT OF LARGE (100 MEGAWATT OR LARGER) FLOATING OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS PROGRESS REPORT for Period February 1, 1975 - January 31, 1976

摘要

Our on-shore experimental area for primary- and secondary-producers was completed 1 November 1975. The system is built around six 2000-liter concrete tanks ("reactors"), to which deep water {from 870 ml is supplied while surface water is pumped from a shallow-water line extending 1G0 ft north of the beach facility in St. Croix. An experimental rack has been built which is capable of holding 90 separate test populations. Flow into reactors and experimental rack is regulated by constant-head devices.nThe system design provides flexibility for controlled manipulation and investigation of a wide variety of parameters at various trophic levels.