Seeding Net

Seeding Net

IKNAS Premium Cotton-Bisected Polyethylene Mussel Socks

IKNAS provides professional-grade Mussel Socks manufactured with high-tenacity monofilament and split film polyethylene (PE).

Engineered for large-scale aquaculture, this specialized mesh tube features continuous cotton strands that bisect the square grid openings. This layout serves as a temporary barrier that holds newly stripped mussel seed tightly in place during handling, transfer, and suspension, reducing loss from early shake-out. After 3 to 6 weeks, the eco-friendly cotton strands naturally biodegrade in the water column, allowing the growing mussels to securely migrate to the outer layer.

Specifications

  • Primary Use: Mussel seed aquaculture, grading, and longline re-socking

  • Material: Monofilament and split film Polyethylene (PE)

  • Design Feature: Biodegradable cotton strands bisecting a square mesh grid

  • Construction: Rigid reinforcement bands to prevent longitudinal stretch

  • Sizing Options: Color-coded width sizing; available in bulk rolls or pre-cut bales of 500/1,000 pieces with sewn bottoms

Key Benefits

  • Active Anti-Elongation Rigidity: Unlike cheap elastic socks that stretch into a narrow, rope-like strand in shallow water, the fixed reinforcement bands maintain a constant diameter. This ensures the mesh cells stay wide open, providing a massive surface area for byssal thread attachment.

  • Uniform Stocking Densities: The rigid diameter guarantees consistent counts of mussels per meter without requiring extensive manual training for your crew. This allows production facilities to increase volumes using unskilled labor without density checks.

  • Eliminates Reinforcing Cords: The internal reinforcement bands significantly increase the pure tensile load rating of the sock. You no longer need to thread expensive safety twines through the center of the mesh to bear the heavy weight of growing shellfish.

  • Pre-Sewn Speed Loading: Sourced in pre-cut bales sewn closed at one end, these socks eliminate the need for manual tying at the docks, heavily accelerating the re-socking process after grading.

Applications

  • Spat and Seed Harvesting: Perfect for holding loose seed stripped manually off of collector lines.

  • Suspended Longline Farming: Ideal for hanging 1–2 m rope segments from open-water buoys.

  • Grading and Sorting: Great for achieving consistent market yields through controlled re-socking.

Seeding Net

IKNAS Premium Cotton-Bisected Polyethylene Mussel Socks

IKNAS provides professional-grade Mussel Socks manufactured with high-tenacity monofilament and split film polyethylene (PE).

Engineered for large-scale aquaculture, this specialized mesh tube features continuous cotton strands that bisect the square grid openings. This layout serves as a temporary barrier that holds newly stripped mussel seed tightly in place during handling, transfer, and suspension, reducing loss from early shake-out. After 3 to 6 weeks, the eco-friendly cotton strands naturally biodegrade in the water column, allowing the growing mussels to securely migrate to the outer layer.

Specifications

  • Primary Use: Mussel seed aquaculture, grading, and longline re-socking

  • Material: Monofilament and split film Polyethylene (PE)

  • Design Feature: Biodegradable cotton strands bisecting a square mesh grid

  • Construction: Rigid reinforcement bands to prevent longitudinal stretch

  • Sizing Options: Color-coded width sizing; available in bulk rolls or pre-cut bales of 500/1,000 pieces with sewn bottoms

Key Benefits

  • Active Anti-Elongation Rigidity: Unlike cheap elastic socks that stretch into a narrow, rope-like strand in shallow water, the fixed reinforcement bands maintain a constant diameter. This ensures the mesh cells stay wide open, providing a massive surface area for byssal thread attachment.

  • Uniform Stocking Densities: The rigid diameter guarantees consistent counts of mussels per meter without requiring extensive manual training for your crew. This allows production facilities to increase volumes using unskilled labor without density checks.

  • Eliminates Reinforcing Cords: The internal reinforcement bands significantly increase the pure tensile load rating of the sock. You no longer need to thread expensive safety twines through the center of the mesh to bear the heavy weight of growing shellfish.

  • Pre-Sewn Speed Loading: Sourced in pre-cut bales sewn closed at one end, these socks eliminate the need for manual tying at the docks, heavily accelerating the re-socking process after grading.

Applications

  • Spat and Seed Harvesting: Perfect for holding loose seed stripped manually off of collector lines.

  • Suspended Longline Farming: Ideal for hanging 1–2 m rope segments from open-water buoys.

  • Grading and Sorting: Great for achieving consistent market yields through controlled re-socking.

Item Name Seeding Net
Size 13 mesh and 20cm wide
Material Cotton+Nylon or Nylon
Dimensions 100m/Roll, 200m/Roll
Application Used to hold the mussel seed to the rope, with a manual