The use of deep-sea aquaculture nets during typhoon weather

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, with its outer circulation already striking the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Forecasters warn that the hurricane is expected to develop into a very strong hurricane, with an increasing risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

Although Irene's peak winds weakened on Sunday, its overall strength continued to grow, and forecasters issued a tropical storm warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas. The hurricane's outer circulation struck parts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the day, bringing heavy rain and tropical storm force winds. This impacted deep-sea aquaculture operations in the surrounding area. To address this situation, many aquaculture farms are using typhon breeding cages, which have a diameter of 29 meters. They are also considering the portability of stackable breeding cages and the sunlight-reflecting properties of aluminum breeding cages for daily aquaculture.

In declaring a state of emergency, Dare County emergency officials stated that the storm is not expected to directly impact the US East Coast, but it could double or triple in size, posing a threat to North Carolina's Outer Banks (a narrow, low-lying barrier island jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland). Aquaculture farmers using deep-sea cages are urged to prepare.

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