The present invention relates to an apparatus for batching items such as fish. The object is specifically to batch smaller items like pelagic fish, such as mackerel and herring or salmon. The batching apparatus and method of the present invention uses at least one image means to provide faster batching with more accuracy and less give-away.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for batching items such as fish. The object is specifically to batch smaller items like pelagic fish, such as mackerel and herring or salmon. The batching apparatus and method of the present invention uses at least one image means to provide faster batching with more accuracy and less give-away.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for batching items such as fish. The object is specifically to batch smaller items like pelagic fish, such as mackerel and herring or salmon. The batching apparatus and method of the present invention uses at least one image means to provide faster batching with more accuracy and less give-away.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for batching items such as fish. The object is specifically to batch smaller items like pelagic fish, such as mackerel and herring or salmon. The batching apparatus and method of the present invention uses at least one image means to provide faster batching with more accuracy and less give-away.

An apparatus includes a pipe tee with an inlet proximate a first valve, an outlet proximate a second valve, and an inlet-outlet. The inlet receives slush ice when the first valve is open and the second valve is closed. The outlet transmits fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed. The inlet-outlet receives fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed and transmits slush ice when the first valve is open and the second valve is closed. A second pipe tee has an inlet coupled to the outlet of the pipe tee that receives fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed, a first outlet that transmits water, separated from the fluid, when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed, and a second outlet that transmits air, separated from the fluid, when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed.

An apparatus includes a pipe tee with an inlet proximate a first valve, an outlet proximate a second valve, and an inlet-outlet. The inlet receives slush ice when the first valve is open and the second valve is closed. The outlet transmits fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed. The inlet-outlet receives fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed and transmits slush ice when the first valve is open and the second valve is closed. A second pipe tee has an inlet coupled to the outlet of the pipe tee that receives fluid when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed, a first outlet that transmits water, separated from the fluid, when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed, and a second outlet that transmits air, separated from the fluid, when the second valve is open and the first valve is closed.