Adjustable Longline Oyster Growing System, Fukui North America

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Adjustable Longline Equipment

Materials Required for a 3 X 100m Grid:
(Note see product listing for more upgrades)

600 bag clips 10.5mm (2 per bag)

396 fence risers (4 per post)

375m 4mm bayco wire

315m Fukui aquacable
300 Growout bags (3 types)

Durethene®, FAD5752 4.5mm(3/16"), FAD5753 9MM(3/8"), FAD5754 20MM(3/4")
- Mini spat nursery bag
Square mesh bag 0-414-4.5 4.5mm(3/16"), 0-414-9.5 9.5mm(3/8") 0-414-16 16mm(5/8")
Tube mesh & 2 end caps per bag & cable ties

2 wire grips
1 instructional video

ALS Bag Clips O-500

Description:
Made of a high-density polymer, has a hook at the top which snaps onto longline, and prongs at the bottom to hold it to the bag. 0-500-OT: old type, for use with Bayco wire on a 10.5mm (7/16") longline. 0-500-9: new type, for use with end caps on a 9mm (3/8") longline. 0-500-10.5: new type, for use with end caps on a 10.5mm (7/16")longline.
Dimensions:
11.2cm (4 2/5").
Weight:
10.2g, 0.36 oz.
Use:
10.2g, 0.36 oz.
How it is used / deployed:
Clip to bag. If used with end caps, 0-510, snap into spot provided on top of cap. If used with Bayco wire, 0-502, 0-503, thread Bayco wire through bag, threading bag clips onto Bayco wire near each end of bag.
Features / benefits:
Clamp easily and securely to longline and bags, quick deployment and harvesting. Free-moving, allowing bags to move with wave action, controls bio-fouling, aids in natural shell-pruning for better cupping and higher meat yield, shell-hardening for specialized markets.
Manufactured in Australia.

ALS Fence Riser O-501

Description:
Made of a high-density black polymer. Flat with holes for securing them to line posts, and hook to hang the longline from.
Dimensions:
9.6cm x 2.8cm x 3.2cm (3 ž" x 1" x 1 ź").
Weight:
12g, 0.42oz.
Use:
To hold longline at desired height.
How it is used / deployed:
Four or five risers are attached to each line post at 10.16cm (4") intervals. The longline is moved up and down as conditions dictate.
Features / benefits:
Longline snaps in and out of hook, puts the "adjustable" in the ALS. Allows for change in bag height relative to water, bags can be at desired depth to control shell growth, conditioning and cleaning, as well as limiting bio-fouling.
Manufactured in Australia.

Bayco Wire O-502, O-503

Description:
Black cord made of a monofilm product (0-502) or polyethylene (0-503).
Dimensions:
0-502-4 and 0-503-4: 4mm (3/16") diameter. 0-502-5: 5mm (7/32" diameter).
Use:
To close oyster grow-out bags and attach clips to bags in the ALS. Can also be used, covered with dripper tube, as longline in high-energy areas.
How it is used / deployed:
To hold bag clips on, cord is strung through top of bag and through clips. to close bags, the same piece of cord is bent near the end and heated to hold the bend. The bag is folded closed, cord is stretched over end and hooked through bag mesh.
Features / benefits:
Light, strong, durable, non-conductive, long-lasting, Excellent handling characteristics, will conform and be handled like steel or galvanized wire, but is smooth and won't snag.
Manufactured in Australia/USA.

Dripper Tube O-507-LD O-507-HD
Description:
Tube material made of black plastic.
Dimensions:
Diameters 9mmLD, (3/8") and 10.5mmHD, (7/16").
Use:
Used with Bayco wire as an alterative to aquacable for the longline of the ALS system to suspend oyster bags.
How it is used / deployed:
Bayco wire is threaded through the tube creating a lonline. The longline is attached at both ends to strainer posts. The cable is suspended throughout the system by fence risers attached to line posts. Risers are used so the longline can be raised and lowered at intervals of 10.16cm, (4") or more, allowing the oyster cages to be submerged or at the surface, depending on the season and site specifics.
Features / benefits:
For use in high energy areas where aquacable is not suitable, because of the wearing of the aquacable by the bag clips due to increased weave action and rough water conditions.
Manufactured in Australia.

Fukui Aquacable O-506

Description:
Inner rope - MFP/Spectra core with a 100% polyester braided cover. Coated with a high density polyethylene.
Dimensions:
Diameter 10.5mm (7/16").
Weight:
46kg (101.4lb).
Use:
Used as the longline of the ALS system to suspend oyster bags.
How it is used / deployed:
The longline is attached at both ends to strainer posts. Wire grips are used to tighten the cable. The cable is suspended throughout the system by fence risers attached to line posts. Risers are used so the longline can be raised and lowered at intervals of 10.16cm, (4") or more, allowing the oyster cages to be submerged or at the surface, depending on the season and site specifics.
Features / benefits:
Coated in high density polyethylene to protect the inner core of the rope has very low elongation due to spectra fiber and construction.
Manufactured in Canada.

Durethene® Nursery Bags O-509
close up of bag
Description:
Black DuretheneŽ, tubular, open at each end, flexible.
Dimensions:
23cm x 91.4cm (9" x 36").
Mesh size:
2mm, (1/16") and 2.5mm, (3/32").
Weight:
350-400g (12.3-14.1oz).
Use:
Nursery growout of oysters in the ALS system.
How it is used / deployed:
In nursery stage, spat bags can be put inside duretheneŽ bags (0-508), which hang from the longline.
Features / benefits:
Spat bags fit inside growout bags, can easily be transferred when spat are big enough. System is designed so bags will move with wave action, keeping biofouling at minimum, tumbling oyster for better shell growth, and assisting in nutrient flow through bags. Easy to deploy and remove from line.
Manufactured in USA.

Tube Mesh O-512

Description:
Flexible, tubular plastic with a square mesh. 0-512-6: 6mm, (1/4"), 0512-12: 12mm, (1/2"), 0-512-16: 16mm, (3/5"), 0512-20: 20mm, (3/4").
Dimensions:
1 roll, 31cm wide x 75m long, (12 ź" x 82yards).
Mesh size:
6mm, 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, (.24", .47", .63", .79").
Weight:
1 bag 20g, 0.7 oz.
Use:
Oyster growout.
How it is used / deployed:
The mesh is cut into desired lengths, about 75cm, 30". An end cap is attached to each end, forming a bag. Bag clips are snapped on, and the bag is ready to be filled and hung on the longline.
Features / benefits:
Available in a variety of mesh sizes to suit the size of the oysters. together with end caps make very efficient, convenient bags. Strong and durable, reusable and reduce equipment replacement costs.
Manufactured in Australia.

End Caps (new product, next generation) O-510

Description:
A semi-rigid plastic unit designed to fit on the end of tube mesh(O-512). The main piece slides over the end of the mesh, being basically a rounded triangular slot almost 2" deep. An attachment point for the bag clips is incorporated in the design of the end cap. The cap includes a hinged door, which has a mesh face and snaps securely closed. The caps are available with 0-510-6: 6mm (1/4"), 0-510-12: 12mm (1/2").
Dimensions:
27 x 22 x 6cm (10 ž x 8 5/8 x 2 ˝") triangular.
Weight:
240g (8.5oz).
Use:
To finish and close mesh bags in the ALS system.
How it is used / deployed:
One cap is slid onto either end of the cut mesh. They are secured with cable ties. A bag clip is snapped into place on each end cap, and the bag is then ready to fill and hang from the longline with bag clips O-500.
Features / benefits:
Hinged door makes filling and emptying bags easy. Snap closure is secure yet easy to open, oysters stay in, labour is reduced. Bag clip attachment point built-in, reducing labour. Durable and strong, can be reused many times, reduced equipment replacement costs. Two mesh sizes to suit your oysters. Open caps instead of mesh bags, reduces wear on bag mesh.
Manufactured in Australia.

ALS Instructional Video O-511

Description:
22 minute video explaining the benefits of and how to set up an Adjustable Longline System. Available in NTSC or PAL version.
Dimensions:
19 x 10 x 2.6cm (7.48 x 4.13 x 1.02").
Weight:
148g (5.22oz).
Use:
To demonstrate how to install and use the ALS System.
Features / benefits:
Gives the customer a visual picture of the system and set up of it in action, explains many details.
Manufactured in Canada.

Cable Ties (tie wraps) O-511

Description:
A flexible strip of plastic with a slot at one end to insert other end into.
Dimensions:
120 x 4mm (4 ž x 3/16").
Weight:
2.1g (.07oz).
Use:
To secure end caps to tube mesh.
How it is used / deployed:
Cap is slid onto tube mesh, ties are wrapped through holes in end cap and mesh, five per cap.
Features / benefits:
Holds caps on tubes securely.
Manufactured in North America.

Wire Grips O-504

Description:
These grips are specially made for PVC-covered wire conductors. They have a round inside-jaw contour.
Dimensions:
Jaw length 12.1cm (4 ž").
Weight:
1.7kg (3.75lbs).
Use:
Tightening the aquacable when it's strung between the posts.
How it is used / deployed:
Used to pull wire and cable, and to maintain temporary tension until it can be permanently terminated. These grips are to be used for pulling up lines to tension only and are not to be used as anchors.
Features / benefits:
The serpentine jaws of this grip series are specially machined to allow insertion of aquacable through the jaws, which reduces danger of slippage which might result in insulation damage.
Manufactured in USA.

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Fukui North America

110-B Bonnechere St.W.
Eganville, Ontario K0J 1T0
CANADA
Email: don@bishopaquatic.com or call 613-639-3474