METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE LIVE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OFTABLE FISH ESPECIALLY SHELL FISH

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for the live transport and storage of table fish, especially table shellfish, wherein the fish are confined in an assembly of compartments supplied with a flow of suitable water which, after its exit from the compartments, is purified, aerated and recycled to the compartments to provide a life support system. Embodiments are provided wherein each compartment is a tube, and contains a removable trough or tray, preferably subdivided by partitions to effect solitary confinement for e.g. lobsters. Specially preferred are lightweight embodiments for air transport, including the provision of disposable compartments.