Ocean On Land Technology products

Algae in-a-box is the latest innovation from the team at Ocean on Land Technology. Designed with our ‘ease of use’ and ‘plug and play’ ethos, Algae in-a-box comes ready to run, just connect electricity and water. The units are fitted into a specialised 20’ or 40’ shipping container (box) making it easy to transport, giving you the added benefit of installing them anywhere. Built on reliable production principles, Algae in-a-box is a truly unique product that allows you to grow multiple algal species simultaneously saving on cost and time. Its modular design makes it highly customisable, expandable and easy to tailor to your own needs. Created to pair perfectly with our lab in-a-box system, this  product will transform the efficiency of your hatchery.

We have now incorporated our highly successful Aquahive® product into the design of a novel Hatchery In-a-Box, which incorporates a complete hatchery solution from holding and conditioning broodstock lobsters to the production of juveniles. This complete hatchery solution, which is available in four different models, occupies a small footprint, in one or more specifically fitted out and adapted sea containers, which can be easily transported around the world to coastal areas, harbours and even green field sites. This is a further way we assist the sustainability of such an iconic species, protected the livelihoods of not only today’s fisherman and communities but also for future generations. The Hatchery In-a-Box concept offers the advantage of being movable, allowing clients to easily relocate their operations if a site is seasonal or if a more advantageous site is found. It also allows operations to be tested in different seaside locations.

Our unique Broodstock System is suitable for both European and American clawed lobster.Vertically stacked and highly space efficient, our Broodstock System is coupled with its own Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) and water heater/chiller, enabling users to extend the larval season by increasing or decreasing egg incubation time. A photoperiod manipulating light system can also be fitted as an extra, pending each customer’s requirement. The Broodstock System can hold multiples of eighteen female lobsters, with independent air systems and open top outflows that can be configured using our hatched larvae transfer equipment, which minimises mechanical damage to larvae when stocking into our Larval Upwellers. The systems come complete with all broodstock pipework and individual components can be removed, cleaned and replaced easily.

Our proprietary juvenile system or Aquahive product is truly unique. Not only is it a trademarked product that out-performs traditional mono-layered tray-based systems by a factor of 40 on a per square metre basis, but we have also expanded and adapted its product range in line with customer requirements. The ideal system for holding juvenile clawed lobsters (post stage IV), each Aquahive is composed of a maximum of 28 perforated trays, of which 27 are useable. Each tray holds a maximum of 140 juvenile clawed lobsters, equating to 3,780 lobsters per Aquahive. The chambers within each tray resemble a honeycomb, a space efficient shape enabling lobsters to thrive with high rates of survival.