Disclosed herein is a system and method comprising same to supply oxygen having a purity of 30% or greater into containment vessels for the aquaculture of marine animals such as shrimp. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system comprises a plurality of oxygen generators (40) in fluid communication with a plurality of oxygen injectors (30) to supply the containment vessels (20) having an aqueous medium (50) and marine animals contained therein with oxygen to maintain the dissolved oxygen content above a certain level. <IMAGE>