摘要 |
A containment pen for finfish aquaculture, comprising a supporting structure, a net attached to the supporting structure and defining a containment volume of sufficient size for swimming finfish, wherein the net comprises a plurality of removable net panels, wherein each of the removable net panels comprises a discrete piece of flexible netting attached along its perimeter to one or more substantially rigid beams, and wherein the removable net panels are configured to be removable from the containment pen with the piece of flexible netting remaining attached to the substantially rigid beams. The plurality of removable net panels provides the supporting structure for a majority of the containment pen and adjoining net panels are attached by attaching together adjoining beams, and the panels are shaped so that a beam of one panel extends generally parallel to and adjacent a beam of an adjoining panel. |