Culture of sessile marine animals
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1. A method of producing a marine pharmaceutical by extraction from a sessile marine organism, which method comprises positioning a plurality of like substrates in sea water, growing the organism on the plurality of substrates, harvesting the grown organism, and extracting the pharmaceutical from the harvested organism.
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Sessile marine organisms are a source of many marine pharmaceuticals. A method of producing such a marine pharmaceutical is provided which involves positioning a plurality of like substrates in sea water, growing the organism on the plurality of substrates, harvesting the grown organism, and extracting the pharmaceutical from the harvested organism.
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- 1. A method of producing a marine pharmaceutical by extraction from a sessile marine organism, which method comprises positioning a plurality of like substrates in sea water, growing the organism on the plurality of substrates, harvesting the grown organism, and extracting the pharmaceutical from the harvested organism.
- 4. A method of farming a sessile marine organism intended for extraction of a marine pharmaceutical, which method comprises positioning a plurality of like substrates in sea water, allowing larvae from a colony of the organism to seed the substrates, growing the organism on the plurality of substrates, and harvesting the grown organism.
- 8. A method of farming a sessile marine organism intended for extraction of a marine pharmaceutical, which method comprises positioning a plurality of like substrates in sea water, transplanting the organism onto the substrates, growing the organism on the plurality of substrates, and harvesting the grown organism.
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14. A device for culturing of sessile marine organisms which comprises a support frame and flotation structure, attachment guides, substrates for securing to the attachment guides, a fixation and anchorage system, and optionally a shade.
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15. A device for growing sessile marine organisms on substrates, comprising arrays of vertically extending substrates each attached to a respective one of an array of horizontal attachment guides secured to and supported by a support flotation frame provided with an anchoring system or a mooring system, and optionally having a shade to reduce light incident on the substrates.
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16. A device for growing sessile marine organisms on substrates, comprising arrays of substrates forming an attachment and growth structure secured to a support flotation system provided with an anchoring system or a mooring system.
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17. A method of growing Ecteinascidia turbinata by transplanting fragments of colonies of the organism to a substrate using as substrate and support a device comprising of lengths of an approximately 0.5 to 4 m wide plastic mesh with holes between 2 and 8 cm kept entirely submerged by anchorage to the bottom of a shallow coastal lagoon and held approximately vertically by floatation devices.
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18. A method of capturing Ecteinascidia turbinata larvae onto 0.2-2 m lengths of ropes or wooden rods using a device comprising of a floating frame, approximately 1-2 m by 3-6 m with a shade onto which the ropes or wooden rods are affixed and maintained horizontally or vertically submerged in the water in proximity to colonies of the organism until larvae attach to them so that adult colonies can later be grown from these ropes or rods so seeded.
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19. A method of growing Ecteinascidia turbinata by implanting fragments of colonies onto 0.2-2 m lengths of ropes or wooden rods using a device comprising of a floating frame, approximately 1-2 m by 3-6 m with a shade from which the ropes or wooden rods with attached colonies can hang vertically submerged in water for growth of the organism.
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