Animal husbandry – Aquatic animal culturing – Fish culturing
Patent
1994-05-09
1996-05-14
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Aquatic animal culturing
Fish culturing
119237, A01K 6100
Patent
active
055158137
ABSTRACT:
An aquatic cultivator (12) suitable for culturing aquatic invertebrates, fishes, and the like requiring broad surfaces for attachment, comprising a base (26), a hub (28), and a plurality of partitions (24). The base (26) contains a plurality of cutouts (36). A socket (34) and post (30), arranged on opposite ends of the hub (28), provide a mortise-and-tenon-like connection for assembling a plurality of aquatic cultivators (12). The aquatic cultivator (12) is contained within a porous container (14) which has openings (38) to permit culturing activities within. A tether (20) with a knot (22) secures the aquatic cultivator (12) to a float and/or anchor at a desired position within the water.
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